Issues of women in contemporary Hinduism

Introduction

The status of women in any civilization shows the stage of evolution at which, the civilization has arrived. The term 'status' includes not only personal and proprietary rights but also duties, liabilities and disabilities. In the case of a Indian woman, it means her personal rights, proprietary rights, her duties, liabilities and disabilities vis-a-vis the society and her family members. Hinduism is one of the provoking and widespread religions of the world. It raises a lot of questions in the minds of the believers of another religion.

Issues of women in contemporary Hinduism

India is one of the ...