Q. From ancient times, in every civilization, women were second class citizens. Agreed that tow of the most powerful women of the medieva; world was Queen Mary of England & Queen Catherine of Russia, But those were exceptions; fact remains that women were very much suppressed. In India, Manu had said, "woman is guided in her childhood by her father; she is guided by her husband in her youth and prtected by her sons in her old age; so women are not fit for freedom" Gargi or Maitreyee or Lopamudra are also exceptions. If we claim that women had a high place in India, that is totally incorrect
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A. Which country in ancient times gave highest respect to women?India.The Manu Smrithi says "Yatra naaryasthu poojyantheramanthe tathra......
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