Season 1 · Episode 2
Can you fast for your husband's long life and still be a feminist? Women in Hinduism (ft. Dr Jennifer Ortegren)
The Monkey Mind Lab · Abhir Suri
May 5, 20251h 0m
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Show Notes
Is being religious seen as unfeminist? Are Hindu rituals regressive, empowering or neither? What is the ethical value of stridharma in the modern world? Can tradition and feminism coexist? In this episode, Dr Jennifer Ortegren unpacks the complex roles women occupy in Hinduism—through rituals, scriptures, and lived experience. From Karva Chauth to questions of agency and devotion, this episode explores how gender, religion, and modernity intersect in surprising (and sometimes conflicting) ways.