Ancient Takes on Modern Issues? L’affaire Tara and Chandra
Was Ancient India actually as straight laced as our later day patriarchial Dons would have us believe? Evidence mounts for the Nyets. Cursory looks at the carved, sculpted décor of numerous ancient temples and edifices around the country show proud, confident women/goddesses leading a good life. The Kamasutra certainly adds to the belief. What of the Feminine Divinity that predates male gods in some ancient civilisations? At what juncture did patriarchy overtake this evident celebration of the Feminine? It is difficult to set a date or to pinpoint a culprit. The movement was certainly invidious. Although there is no historical evidence of cavemen slinging cavewomen over the shoulders, as depicted in Western cartoons, thank Heavens discernible clues to our own much better past do exist. It is the task of modern mythologists to brush away later day interpolations to such to arrive at the actual sequence of events logically … no mean task with so many centuries worth