The Status of Women in India; Or, A Hand-book for Hindu Social ReformersPrinted at the "Fort Print. Press, ", 1889 - 337 páginas |
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Página xx
... looked down upon as inauspicious , sinful creatures , destined to live miserably without the comforts and pleasures of life . It is true , as Sir Alfred Lyall says , that " the general social effect and result must be detrimental ...
... looked down upon as inauspicious , sinful creatures , destined to live miserably without the comforts and pleasures of life . It is true , as Sir Alfred Lyall says , that " the general social effect and result must be detrimental ...
Página lxxiv
... looked upon as a final authority . Of course , her position as a widow ex- cludes her from the performance of such religious ceremonies as require the presence of woman on auspicious occasions . As to any other social wrong to which ...
... looked upon as a final authority . Of course , her position as a widow ex- cludes her from the performance of such religious ceremonies as require the presence of woman on auspicious occasions . As to any other social wrong to which ...
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... looked on as a shame to her parents , who always tried to conceal her age . This state of things no longer exists . In most of the present marriages the age of the bride is from 8 to 10 , and that of the bridegroom from 13 to 15 ..... I ...
... looked on as a shame to her parents , who always tried to conceal her age . This state of things no longer exists . In most of the present marriages the age of the bride is from 8 to 10 , and that of the bridegroom from 13 to 15 ..... I ...
Página 56
... looked upon as calculated to defer the enjoyment of the great blessing of having a son ; and thirdly , though this perhaps only to a small extent , because it is cal- culated to interfere with the eclat of the celebration of the ...
... looked upon as calculated to defer the enjoyment of the great blessing of having a son ; and thirdly , though this perhaps only to a small extent , because it is cal- culated to interfere with the eclat of the celebration of the ...
Página 61
... looked for in Hindu society , so long as it adheres to that system . For one thing , it seems to me simply incompatible with any marked ad- vance in female education , and I cannot hope that Hindu society will ever emerge from what I ...
... looked for in Hindu society , so long as it adheres to that system . For one thing , it seems to me simply incompatible with any marked ad- vance in female education , and I cannot hope that Hindu society will ever emerge from what I ...
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Términos y frases comunes
A. O. HUME age of puberty allowed Aryan association attained BABU become Bengal BENGAL PRESIDENCY betrothed Bombay Bombay Presidency boys Brahmins bride bridegroom Burma cause Census cent ceremony child marriages classes COMMISSIONER consent consummation contracts court custom daughters Deccan early marriage effect enforced widowhood evil existence father favour female give Government Gujrat Hindu law HINDU SOCIAL REFORM Hindu society husband India infant marriage influence interference large number legislation live MADRAS PRESIDENCY Mahabharata Malabari males Manu marriage and enforced marriageable age marry a girl matter menstruation misery moral mother Muir NARAYEN native nature PANDIT parents Parsis parties persons practice premature marriage present prohibited PROVINCES puberty PUNJAB race regards religion religious remarriage remarry respect result riage rule SECTION Shastras Smriti take place texts thing tion Total unmarried Vedas Vedic widow marriage wife wives woman women young Yuga
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Página 273 - Every Member of the Association undertakes to contribute to the assets of the Association, in the event of the same being wound up during the time that he is a Member...
Página xcv - The Situation that has not its Duty, its Ideal, was never yet occupied by man. Yes here, in this poor, miserable, hampered, despicable Actual, wherein thou even now standest, here or nowhere is thy Ideal: work it out therefrom; and working, believe, live, be free.
Página 273 - The income and property of the Association, from whatever source derived, shall be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects of the Association as set forth in this Memorandum of Association, and no portion thereof shall be paid or transferred directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus, or otherwise howsoever, by way of profit to the persons who at any time are or have been Members of the Association...
Página 274 - If, upon the winding up or dissolution of the Association there remains, after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, any property whatsoever, the same shall not...
Página lxxxii - Polarity, or action and reaction, we meet in every part of nature; in darkness and light; in heat and cold; in the ebb and flow of waters; in male and female; in the inspiration and expiration of plants and animals; in the equation of quantity and quality in the fluids of the animal body; in the systole and diastole of the heart...
Página xcviii - We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives Who thinks most — feels the noblest — acts the best.
Página lxxxiii - An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make it whole; as spirit, matter; man, woman; odd, even; subjective, objective; in, out; upper, under; motion, rest; yea, nay.
Página 273 - Provided that nothing herein contained shall prevent the payment in good faith of remuneration to any officers or servants of the Association, or to any Member of the Association, or other person, in return for any services rendered to the Association...
Página 273 - Association contracted before the time at which he ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges, and expenses of winding up the same, and for the adjustment of the rights...
Página 265 - ... his name and affixed his seal thereto, and there were in such articles contained a covenant on the part of himself, his heirs, executors and administrators, to conform to all the regulations contained in such articles, subject to the provisions of this act ; and all moneys payable by any member to the company...