Whose name amongst the following is associated with the composition of hymns in Vedas ?

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The correct option is 2:
Lopamudra is one of the most prominent female sages (Rishikas) mentioned in the Rigveda, the oldest of the Vedas. She is traditionally recognized as the wife of the great sage Agastya. In the Vedic period, women were highly educated and participated actively in philosophical and religious discussions. Lopamudra is credited with composing a hymn (or a part of a hymn) in the Rigveda (Mandala 1, Sukta 179), which details a dialogue between her and her husband, establishing her association directly with the composition of Vedic literature. Her inclusion highlights the role of women in the spiritual and literary creation of the early Hindu scriptures.

The incorrect option is 1:
Savitri is a deity, a personification of the sun or light, frequently mentioned in the Vedas. While Savitri is central to many prayers and is invoked in the Gayatri Mantra, she is not a historical human figure credited with composing the Vedic hymns (Rik mantras) herself, but rather a subject of the hymns.

The incorrect option is 3:
Gargi Vachaknavi was a highly respected ancient Indian philosopher, but she belongs to a later period, specifically the age of the Upanishads (around 8th-7th century BCE). She is famous for her challenging philosophical debates with the sage Yajnavalkya in the court of King Janaka, as documented in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, not for composing hymns in the earliest part of the Vedas.

The incorrect option is 4:
Leelavati is not associated with the composition of Vedic hymns at all. Leelavati is the name of a famous 12th-century treatise on mathematics and arithmetic, written by the mathematician Bhaskaracharya (Bhaskara II) and named after his daughter. This places her and the work far outside the Vedic period.