Question

How are women depicted in the stories about Rajput heroes?

Answer 1

Hint: Rajput heroes were the kings of the Rajput kingdoms, back in the early 12th century. They come from the Northern and Western parts of India. They mostly consisted of Kshatriya warriors.

Complete Step by Step answer:
Most of the times in the stories about the Rajput heroes, they depict the women as the cause of conflict for men. The reason for this was because the men often fought over two women or also fought about protecting them. Women in these stories are also depicted as people who follow and abide by their husbands from life to death.

The stories also depicted various immoral and evil practices like the practice of Sati and Immolation of widows. These were the practices that prevailed in those days. In these stories, the main reason given for these practices is that the wives had to repay their husbands who had protected them throughout their lives and this was a way of paying them back. These practices of Sati and immolation have now been banned and abolished in India.
‘The Many Lives of a Rajput Queen’ is a book about the heroic pasts and lives of various Rajput kings and their wives.

Note: The most famous and brave Rajput kings in the Indian history are Prithvi Raj Chauhan who was the King of Ajmer, Maharana Sangram Singh who was known to be the bravest Rajput King, he belonged to the Sisodia Dynasty.