Manusmriti
Recently, the Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University criticised the Manusmriti, the ancient Sanskrit text, over its gender bias.
About Manusmriti
- Also known as the Manavadharmasastra or the Laws of Manu, it is a Sanskrit text belonging to the Dharmasastra literary tradition of Hinduism.
- The text is attributed to the mythical figure of Manu, considered to be ancestor of the human race in Hinduism.
- The ancient text has 4 major divisions:
- Creation of the world,
- Sources of dharma,
- The dharma of the four social classes, and
- Law of karma, rebirth, and final liberation.
- It is encyclopaedic in scope, covering subjects such as the social obligations and ....
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