The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day c7.s7.21

c7.s7.21

This state of affairs is undoubtedly unsatisfactory; it is against the spirit of what is best in Hindu culture. There are two ways of improving the situation. The first and the best one is to render polygamy altogether illegal. It may be pointed out that some cultured classes in Hindu society, *e.g.*, the Nāgara Brahmanas of Gujarat, have voluntarily foresworn the privilege of polygamy; it is high time for all sections of Hinduism to imitate their noble example. If this is done and polygamy becomes illegal, the cases of deserted wives, who pass their days in misery while their husbands are leading merry married lives with new consorts, will disappear altogether.