Knowledge is held sacred in Hinduism, which is why it is still called the Sanatana Dharma, the Eternal Truth; and truth comes from seeking knowledge, and these were imparted by the Rishis, also called the Gurus. There is a wrong impression that men dominate the Hindu spiritual spectrum, however, the Vedic scriptures speak otherwise. Since the Vedic age, Hinduism has considered women as equals to men. Scriptures such as Devi Bhagavata have even placed feminine power above masculine power.
The Rig Veda is the only scripture in which the Divine Truths are revealed to women sages and in which hymns describing these revelations like those by the woman sage Vak Ambrini find a prominent place in the Rig Veda Samhita [1]. There are more than thirty women sages in Rig Veda with specific hymns associated with them.