Consider the following statements regarding the sociological shifts from the Early Vedic to the Later Vedic period:
1. Women lost their institutional right to attend and participate in the deliberations of political bodies like the Sabha.
2. The popular tribal folk assembly known as the Vidatha completely disappeared by the Later Vedic phase.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. In the Rigvedic period, women held high status, attended councils, and the Vidatha was the oldest forum. In the Later Vedic period, the stabilization of sedentary agriculture and rigid social patriarchy led to the centralizing of royal power, completely excluding women from assemblies and ending the democratic Vidatha.

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