Dress code
Dress codeTwo pieces of cloth were normally worn- the upper garment was called uttariya and the lower one was known as antariya The dress for the male and the...
[ read more ]House holding
House holdingThe Griha sutra prescribes a code of conduct, which gives a fairly good idea of the manners and etiquette of the later-Vedic age A guest (atithi) was welcomed...
[ read more ]Education
EducationIn the early Rig-Vedic era, entire instruction was given orally Art of writing does not seem to have developed yet In the well-known Gayatri mantra there is a prayer...
[ read more ]Rig-Vedic Society
Rig-Vedic SocietyThe Kula or family was the basic unit of Rig-Vedic society The Kula was headed by a Kulapa, who was usually the eldest member Society was essentially patriarchal...
[ read more ]Changes in Polity in later Vedic EraIn the later Vedic period, groups of communities became part of a region or a state (janapada) The idea of kingship evolved gradually...
[ read more ]The differentiations between Sabha and Samiti
The differentiations between Sabha and SamitiIn the beginning, there was no difference between the Sabha and the Samiti Both were called daughters of Prajapati Both were mobile units led...
[ read more ]Sabha & its SabhavatiThe term Sabha denotes both the assembly (in early Rig-Vedic) and the assembly hall (later Rig- Vedic) Women called Sabhavati also attended this assembly It was...
[ read more ]Taxation
TaxationThe Rajan could not have an elaborate administrative machinery because the nature of the Rig-Vedic economy An economy in which the surplus was very small, the Rajan received onlBy...
[ read more ]Rig-Vedic Polity
Rig-Vedic PolityDuring Rig-Vedic era, the basic unit of power lied within a patriarchal family (Kula) The head of the family was a Kulapa A group of such families calledgrama,...
[ read more ]Apsaras
ApsarasApsaras are dancers of the celestial courts, however, Rig Veda mentions Apsara as the wife of Gandharva Rig Veda allows for the existence of more than one Apsara The...
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