The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c14.s1.23

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The estate which a daughter inherits is usually a limited one. It is an absolute one only in the Bombay presidency. Everywhere else she acquires only a life estate. The Bombay custom of allowing the daughter to bcome an absolute owner of her patrimony is at least as old as the 13th century. An inscription of this period, discovered in Kolhapur, refers to the sale of a piece of land by a woman, who had inherited it from her father¹. The Bombay law on this point has been working smoothly and has caused no havoc in the joint family. It is now high time that it should be extended to other provinces as well.