My friend keeps saying he is Hindu, but i have no idea what that means.
Hindu is a word used as a geographical, cultural and religious identifier for people from South Asia.
I see, that makes sense now. How long has Hinduism been around?
It started in the 1st millennium BCE referenced with the Persian and Greek through texts of the medieval era.
That is a long time ago. Do you know what type of religion it is?
I do know that if you are a women your role is limited as an obedient daughter, housewife and mother.
That does no sounds very good. I think women should be independent and do what they like.
But a woman is celebrated as the most powerful force in some Hindu Upanishads, Sastras and Puranas.