Women and children are thought of as the property of the husband, and wives address their husband as 'Prabhu' which translates as 'master
I'm not entirely sure if 'Prabhu' would literally translate to master, since it's also sometimes used to refer to gods. But in essence you're correct, I'd even argue that most of Hinduism is patriachal.
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I'm not entirely sure if 'Prabhu' would literally translate to master, since it's also sometimes used to refer to gods. But in essence you're correct, I'd even argue that most of Hinduism is patriachal.
Source: I'm Indian.
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