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Romasha is a woman seer of the Rigveda, remembered among the brahmavadinis whose verses the tradition preserved within the Vedic corpus.
Vishvavara is a woman seer of the Rigveda remembered for her hymns to Agni, the sacred fire, and for her place among the Vedic brahmavadinis.
Apala is a woman seer of the Rigveda remembered for her devotion to Indra and for a beloved hymn that the tradition reads as a story of faith and renewal.
Ghosha is a woman seer of the Rigveda remembered for her own hymns and for her devotion to the Ashvins, the divine physicians of Vedic tradition.
Lopamudra is a Rigvedic woman seer and the wife of Sage Agastya, honoured as a composer of hymns and a wise voice for balance in the spiritual life.
Maitreyi, a brahmavadini and wife of the sage Yajnavalkya, is remembered for choosing the knowledge of the Self over wealth in one of the most moving Upanishadic dialogues.
Gargi Vachaknavi is a celebrated woman philosopher of the Upanishadic age, remembered for her fearless questioning of the sage Yajnavalkya about the ground of all reality.
