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UGC NET June 2015 History
During the Upanishadic period, who was the learned woman in the assembly of philosophers?
AGargi ✓ Correct
BGhosha
CMaitreyi
DVisvavara
Correct answer: (A) Gargi — The learned woman in the assembly was Gargi, so the answer is Gargi.
Explanation
★The learned woman in the assembly was Gargi, so the answer is Gargi.
★She took part in the debates of the sages in the Upanishadic age.
★The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad records her dialogue with the sage Yajnavalkya.
★She questioned him sharply on deep matters of the self and the universe.
★This shows that some women were respected scholars of the time.
★She is remembered as one of the great women philosophers of early India.
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