Research Scholar, Department of Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
Online published on 11 July, 2017.
Slavery is a curse as inhuman treatment is meted out to human being. In ancient India though the social status of slaves was despicable but they were having certain rights (property rights, provision of freedom etc.) also. Works like Manu Smriti, Kautilya's Arthasastra etc. speak of their duties as well as rights. The condition of the slaves came to be better near about 320 B.C. that foreign visitors to India could not visualize the existence of slavery in India. The social status of slaves in India not too good but they were treated mildly and affectionately by their masters.
Slavery, Rights of Slaves, Types of Slaves, Manu, Kautilya, Megasthenes, Arthasastra, Female Slaves
