The present book deals with concepts of empowerment decentralisation governance and social and political status of ancient women of our country in an analytical way.
The work is a study of the concepts of empowerment, decentralisation, governance and social and political status of ancient women. Examining the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Sutra literature works of Kalidasa and other writers and inscriptions of ancient India, it discusses the position and status of rural women, the education and discipline of Buddhist nuns and the patronage extended to temple-building activity by women in ancient times. It takes up the perspective on women according to the ancient sages and law-givers. It also discusses the female reformers of the Buddhist period and their impact on society.
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