Slavery In 19Th Century India: Continuity and Change
Exploring the Continuation and Regulation of Slavery in 19th Century India
by Akanksha Narayan Singh*,
- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540
Volume 10, Issue No. 19, Jul 2015, Pages 0 - 0 (0)
Published by: Ignited Minds Journals
ABSTRACT
The article studies the prevalence and extent of slaveryin the 19th century India. It looks at the various ways and meansthrough which slave servitude was perpetuated. It also discusses the variousaspects of slavery and its legitimizing factors such as caste relations,indebtedness and also contract. The article also delves into regulation ofslavery in India through several legislative interventions and finally analysesthe continuation of slavery under the garb of debt-bondage and forced contractlabour.
KEYWORD
slavery, 19th century India, prevalence, extent, slave servitude, caste relations, indebtedness, contract, regulation, legislative interventions, debt-bondage, forced contract labour
