Women in Hinduism, Part 1 <http://dev.hinduismtoday.com/modules/wordpress/hindu-press-international/2009/03/14/women-in-hinduism-part-1/>
Source: www.ivarta.com <http://www.ivarta.com/columns/OL_060113.htm> In the wake of the infamous California textbook case, Sri Vishal Agarwal wrote a detailed analysis on the status accorded to women by Hindu dharma and how women were treated in the Hindu society in the past. Part 1 starts as follows: “Equality of sexes is a modern is a modern ideal that is yet to be realized in our own times. *How many Presidents of the United States of America have been women*? None. “Therefore, it goes without saying that all traditional and ancient societies, and all organized religions gave an unequal status to women and men. And yet, the proposed Ancient History textbooks for Grade VI for California students single out ancient India and Hinduism for its *alleged unfair treatment,* and for granting women ‘inferior rights’.(…)” To read the rest of Part 1, click on “Source,” above. or copy paste in new IE [HPI note: As most HPI readers know, California textbooks portray Hindus in prejudiced and uninformed ways. Hindus in America have been working together to change this uneven presentation of their religion when compared to other faiths. Hinduism Today magazine has created two Insight Sections designed to replaced the flawed educational material in sixth-grade classes. These free textbook-style lessons can be downloaded here: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/education/ ]
