The defacement of ancient and legendary Hindu lawgiver Manu’s statue, installed in the Jaipur Bench of Rajasthan High Court, has shifted focus on a long-drawn-out controversy.
Manu and Manusmriti:
Manusmriti, also known as Manava-Dharmasastra, records the words of Brahma
The text presents itself as a discourse given by Manu to a group of rishis, who ask him to tell them the "law of all the social classes".
Manu: In Hinduism he is regarded as the –
Progenitor of mankind (i.e. the First Man)
First king to rule this earth, who saved mankind from the universal flood.
He was initially known as "Satyavrata" (because of his honesty)
Statue controversy:
The issue of shifting the Manu statue from the High Court premises has been pending ever since its installation in 1989.
According to a section of activists, the Manusmriti, supposedly authored by Manu, had laid down “regressive laws” for women and the people of so-called lower castes.
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