Sati Savitri

<p>Manu said that a woman&#8217;s dharma is to be mother daughter sister and wife in service of men regardless of the caste. In modern times we call this patriarchy. In the Veda the need to control and favour hierarchy is an expression of an anxious mind.<br><br>Hindu Buddhist and Jain lore is full of tales where women do not let men define their dharma. In modern times we call this feminism. In the Veda the acceptance of a woman's choice is an expression of a wise and secure mind. <br><br>While in Western myth patriarchy is traditional and feminism is progressive in Indian myth both patriarchy and feminism have always co-existed in eternal tension through endless cycles of rebirth. Liberation thus is not a foreign idea. It has always been here.<br><br>You have heard tales of patriarchy. This book tells you the other tales&#8212;the ones they don&#8217;t tell you.</p>