By Ramanuja Devanathan On Tuesday, December 13th, 2016
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Understanding Manu Smriti-III: Need for men to learn self-control

[contextly_sidebar id=”XyhUgNHIH3uNm2X75v0hdLVGAYqmcE8D”] In the last article, we examined verse 213 from the second chapter of Manu Smriti, which has been interpreted as being disparaging towards women, More...

By Ramanuja Devanathan On Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
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Understanding Manu Smriti-II: Nature of Women

[contextly_sidebar id=”bFY94ELPCPD9ygDP0qiPvYFvallTWcHC”] In the previous article, we saw how one of the most touted verse from Manu Smriti, which is used to as ultimate evidence for Manu Smriti being More...

By Ramanuja Devanathan On Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
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Understanding Manu Smriti-I: Women and Freedom

पिता रक्षति कौमारे भर्ता रक्षति यौवने । रक्षन्ति स्थाविरे पुत्राः  न स्त्री स्वातन्त्र्यमर्हति More...