Write a brief essay on slavery in ancient india in 200 words?
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There is evidence of the existence of slavery or personal circumstances resembling slavery and bonded-servitude since ancient times. However the study of its history in India is complicated by contested definitions, ideological and religious perceptions, difficulties in interpreting written sources, and perceptions of political impact of interpretations of written sources.[1]
The term dāsa and dāsyu in Vedic and other ancient Indian literature has been translated as "slave", but other scholars have translated it as "servant", its current meaning, or as "religious devotee", and as other abstract concepts depending on context.[2][3]Kautilya's Arthasastra dedicated a chapter to dasa, in which their legal rights are acknowledged, and in which abuse, hurt and rape against dasas are explicitly criminalized and condemned.[4][5] Passages of the Arthasastra, Smritis and the Hindu epic Mahabharatasuggest that the social institutions which can be considered akin to slavery existed in India by the 1st millennium BCE, likely by the lifetime of the Buddha.[1]
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