In Gupta India, what are some of the ways women’s lives differed in the northern and southern regions?
What will be an ideal response?
Begin your answer by describing the general daily reality of most Gupta women’s lives. In what ways were women under the Gupta increasingly marginalized by law and by custom? How did the practice of sati fits into this pattern? How widespread was this practice? What can be gained by a direct comparison between northern and southern regions? How might such a comparison be difficult?
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