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tatachar • November 12, 2002 


Dear Bhagavathas,

Sri Ramapriya asked a question if gothra refers to lineage, then how come it changes for the female upon marriage. 
Perhaps a perfect anology to this is the so called
Last Name. It remains same for the male, but changes for the
female upon marriage. Even if the mother retains original
last name, for children, the last name generally assumes that
of the father.
I guess it is something to do with male domination. They 
made all the rules. In fact mother(Prakriti) is a fact 
and father (Purusha) is faith.

dAsan

K. Sreekrishna Tatachar


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