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Roman Samskrta |
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Publisher’s Note |
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PART 1. WOMEN AND SOCIETY
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Section 1. A Historical
Perspective |
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Matriarchy in the Ksattriya
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Women: The Wageless Slaves of
the Vipras |
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From Matriarchy to Patriarchy |
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Shiva Upholds the Dignity of
Women |
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The Status of Women in Earlier
Ages |
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Casteism and the Decline of
Women’s Status |
30 |
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Women of Bengal |
41 |
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Women’s Rights in Rár'h |
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The Slave Trade in Women in Bengal |
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Section 2. Social Injustices Today |
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Social Justice for Women |
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Dowry and Marriage |
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Sati and Widowhood |
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Purdah |
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Prostitution |
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Discrimination in Language |
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Section 3. Reclaiming Dignity |
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The Emancipation of Women |
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The Social Order and Superiority and Inferiority Complexes |
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The Continuous Effort to Promote Universal Well-Being |
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Women’s Rights |
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Equal Rights for Men and Women |
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Human History and Collective Psychology |
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Fight Against All Dogmas |
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Two Wings |
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Economic Self-Reliance |
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Building a Healthy Society |
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PART 2. WOMEN AND SPIRITUALITY |
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Section 1. Spiritual Birthright |
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Can Women Attain Salvation? |
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An Equal Birthright |
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The Place of Women in the Spiritual World |
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Bhaerava and Bhaeravii |
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Section 2. Goddess Worship in India |
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The Development of Goddess Worship |
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Tantric Goddesses |
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Section 3. Women and Bio-Psychology |
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Samskara and Gender Differences |
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Aspects of Bio-Psychology |
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Sentimentality: A Special Quality in Women |
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Sadguru and Microvita |
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Equality in the Psycho-Spiritual Sphere |
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Section 4. The Feminine Aspect of Spirituality |
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Sentimentality and the Psycho-Spiritual Realm |
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Rádhá's Devotion |
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PART 3. FURTHER READING |
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Section 1. Keeping the Body Fit |
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Physical Well-Being |
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Advice for Pregnant Women |
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Science and Population Control |
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The Dance of the Expansion of Mind |
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Tandava and Kaosikii |
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Section 2. Remarkable Women |
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Párvatii, Consort of
Shiva |
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Satyabhámá
and Rukmin'ii |
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The Erudite Scholar Kaoshitakii |
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The Righteous Gandhari |
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Five Virtuous Ladies |
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Karkat'ii Ráks'asii |
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Bhavasundari, the Tigress Queen |
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Section 3. Short Stories |
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As You Think So You Become |
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Pánchu Dayas |
318 |
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Teby’s Hair Bun |
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Hello Reba, Goodbye Bhundibala! |
325 |
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Part 4. Songs of the New Dawn |
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Prabhát Samgiita |
337 |
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Glossary |
357 |
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Index |
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