Varanasi, May 19 -- A question asked in the fourth semester of the Master's degree examination in the Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) on Tuesday has become a topic of discussion, and it has once again created controversy in the Brahmin community.
The question asked was: "What do you understand by Brahminical Patriarchy? Discuss how Brahminical Patriarchy hindered the progress of women in ancient India?''The question has generated considerable discussion on the university campus, although no one is openly speaking out on the issue.
The three-hour question paper consisted of three separate sections: three short-answer, two long-answer, and four multiple-choice questions. Experts say that thi...