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Gargi Vachaknavi— The first female philosopher in history

Roughly dated back to 800–500 BCE, Gargi was born as an intellectual prodigy to the sage Vachaknu. She was born into a lineage of sages and was named after her ancestor, Sage Garga. She was a young scholar of some of the most sacred Vedic texts, like the Vedas. The beauty of the Vedas is th...