The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c6.6

c6.6

The history of Hindu civilisation can be taken back to prehistoric times. The data for some of the subsequent centuries are still incomplete and unsatisfactory; nevertheless we can trace its development through the subsequent periods with a fair amount of confidence and reliability. We shall, therefore, begin our narrative in each chapter with the pre-Vedic period and bring it down to the present age, and conclude by indicating the lines on which further development should take place in future in view of the tendencies shown in the past.