Vedic Civilization: Social, Economic & Political Systems

Early Vedic Social System

• Family Life: The Vedic family was joint and patriarchal, i.e. organized under the headship of the eldest person (grihapati) in the family. The head of the family looked after the religious duties, financial duties and hospitality of the guests.
• Education: The learning was conducted at teachers' houses and funded by rulers. The doors were open for both the boys and girls; a separate woman-teacher was also provided in the case of latter. In such gurukulas, the students received vocational education, as also of learning in moral values. There are no evidences of writing; however, the ....