UPSC History Optional · Paper I · 2015 · Q7(c) · 15 marks
“Tantrism, if not in practice, at least on conceptual level challenged patriarchy” Examine Tantrism specially keeping in mind the above context.
- Chapter
- Cultural Traditions in India, 750-1200
- Topic
- Religious Cults and Tantrism
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