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What is stridhan? Write what you know about the women’s property right., Srtidhan is the traditional practice that was primarily provided women with some level of, economic security in adverse situation like divorce, widowhood etc. In early days for a long, time there was no question of women having right of property. Let us now discuss some, important aspects of stridahn:, Firstly, it is interpreted in various ways in general, stridhan is defined as that portion of, women’s wealth over which she alone has the power to sell, gift, mortgage, lease or, exchange., Secondly, the ornaments and other property given at marriage. Stridhan also includes all the, gifts of money, jewellery and so on received by the women before, , during and after, , marriage., Thirdly, by about 300 B.C marriage for the girls became mandatory. In such a situation there, was no question of married girls having right of father inheritance., The custom of paying Sulka or bride price in course of time developed into stridahn. With the, passing of time the scope of stridhan was enlarged. The resulted in the increase of wealth of, the married women. Normally there was no question of husbands right over the stridhan. But, in time of emergency husband could sell the article of the stridhana. The right of property, enjoyed by women in the early times was a unique in the history of civilization in the world.