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The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c19.s1.83

The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c19.s1.83

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c19.s1.83

Nagar Brahmanas and monogamy, 103, 441. *Nagnikā*, 61. Nair women, 27. Naojot ceremony, 236. *Niyoga*, the custom elsewhere, 168-9; why favoured, 169-70; conditions of, 170-1; number of sons from, 171-2; opposition to, 172-3; restrictions on, 173-4; stamped out, 174-6; see also, 280, 422, 425-7. Non-Aryan women, marriages with, 417-9. Non-cooperation movement, 211, 226. Nose-ring, a non-Hindu ornament, 358-60. Nudity in pre-Muslim period, 339-40.