The historical background to women's status in the Hindu society in India.
The reasons describing the status of women in ancient Indian history and society are not simple to extract from the history of India, as the Indians traditionally were not as interested in the writing of history as they were in many other fields. Much of the information we encompass on this topic comes from the sacred and popular literature of ancient India: the great epics, the Code of Many, the Kama Sutra, the Vedic and Upanishadic texts, drama, poetry and songs. This description introduces some of the most significant elements to be analyzed in order to find out women's status in ancient India.