NCERT textbook cites Manusmriti, says women held in high esteem in Vedic period
Published on: June 26, 2026, 7:46 p.m. | Source: ThePrint
New Delhi, Jun 26 (PTI) A new NCERT social science textbook has included a verse from the Manusmriti to claim that women were accorded respect in the Vedic period but their status “fluctuated, even declined” as social and political conditions changed over time. The reference appears in the chapter, ‘State and Society up to 1000 […]
