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INTRODUCTION                                        xxxi

            a concurrent shift in happiness towards women and away
            from men. Yet we document in this paper that measures of
            women’s subjective well-being have fallen both absolutely
            and relatively to that of men.”

            In the interest of women’s happiness, therefore, it may prove
            beneficial to let our guard down and retrace our steps to try
            and figure out what went wrong. Are traditional values so
            harmful to a woman’s general well-being that they must be
            completely eradicated? The past few decades have attempted to
            do just that and so far the results have not been encouraging.

            This  book  intends  to  examine  aspects  of  Vedic  culture,
            particularly related to women, and discuss their relevance
            in today’s world. It is an attempt to bring back into focus the
            glories of a culture that has God in its center and is based on
            ideals of a harmonious society where everyone is satisfied due
            to being situated in a position appropriate to their nature.


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