A society of sexes: Redundant or progressive?

“ हंद ु तान”, being one of the names of our country, is no stranger to a volley of Hindu cultures
and traditions flowing through every stream, river and canal in our country. Yet, no one really
has picked a side. Long before the creation of states based on languages and cities based
on economic statuses, we had a clear cut branched society. Whatever shortcomings this
culture had, it was an independent and self sufficient culture. Then what happened? How did
India fall into a swamp of political mush and religious anarchy?

As depicted in the Scion of Ikshvaku by Amish Tripathi, the ever conflicting societies of
Devas and Asuras were starkly contrasting in nature, one being patriarchal, the other one
matriarchal.. Instead of explaining which was which, let's just understand what they mean. A
patriarchal society often flourishes well and fast, as males tend to take decisions swiftly and
boldly. However they often tend to be counter intuitive and regretted, as they aren't well
thought over. A matriarchal society, conversely, is a slow building branched society, with
each having a well defined role, and all the decisions taken by a single authority. This leads
to a steady and firm growth, as there aren't too many cooks to spoil the broth.

It doesn't take humans to build societies either. We can see an abundance in wildlife as well.
Ants, for example, are known to have a matriarchal society. Their queen ant is the one who
controls the entire hill, and she is replaced periodically without opposition. Lions and tigers
on the other hand are patriarchal. The lioness does the hunting while the “King of the Jungle”
snoozes 16 hours a day. But we don't see ants under the endangered species list, do we??