00:00The caste system didn't come, it's not, the Hindus don't believe that one set of people because their last name
00:07is this is above or superior than other people because their last name is that or their skin color is
00:14that.
00:14Meera, you have also worked on misconceptions surrounding sati and the caste system. So what are some of the common
00:21misunderstandings you have encountered about those?
00:24Sati specifically, people think it was a widespread thing that every Hindu woman burnt themselves after their husband died and
00:34that they were forced to because of Hinduism.
00:36And that's not true. It was in isolated, like it was very like they were isolated events and it wasn't
00:44a part of the religion at all.
00:45It was more of a societal thing and it was mostly the woman's choice to do it if she wanted
00:50to die with her husband.
00:52And a lot of times it wasn't inflicted. In the rare cases it was, it wasn't inflicted because some book
00:59in Hinduism was telling women to burn themselves after their husband died.
01:02That's not the case at all. It was societal.
01:05Same thing with the caste system. The caste system didn't come, it's not, the Hindus don't believe that one set
01:12of people because their last name is this is above or superior than other people because their last name is
01:19that or their skin color is that.
01:20Hinduism is a very, I want to say feminist religion and it's a very equality religion, like they believe everyone
01:29is equal and they believe kindness prevails.
01:32And we worship like female gods that and it's a very feminist and progressive religion if you want to call,
01:39if you want to look that way.
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