Status of Women Education in the Vedic Period: An Introduction

Religious environment was a potent mode to influence ancient Indian education. Indian education can be basically called as the product of the Aryan mind and aesthetic and vocational aspects were mainly inspired by the emotional and material nature of the Dravidians. The educational scenario of girls and women saw a change from Vedic (2000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.) to Post-Vedic (1000 B.C. to 200 B.C.) periods. The status of women was high in Indian society in the Vedic period. This paper has been written to know about the educational position of women in Vedic Period along with their social status. Secondary sources have been mainly used to write this paper to show the importance of education for women in the Vedic period and how did it help them to sustain their social status.