Slavery In 19Th Century India: Continuity and Change

Exploring the Continuation and Regulation of Slavery in 19th Century India

Authors

  • Akanksha Narayan Singh

Keywords:

slavery, 19th century India, prevalence, extent, slave servitude, caste relations, indebtedness, contract, regulation, legislative interventions, debt-bondage, forced contract labour

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.

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Published

2015-07-01

How to Cite

[1]
“Slavery In 19Th Century India: Continuity and Change: Exploring the Continuation and Regulation of Slavery in 19th Century India”, JASRAE, vol. 10, no. 19, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2015, Accessed: Jun. 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5654

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 19 (2015): Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education (JASRAE)

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Articles

How to Cite

[1]
“Slavery In 19Th Century India: Continuity and Change: Exploring the Continuation and Regulation of Slavery in 19th Century India”, JASRAE, vol. 10, no. 19, pp. 0–0, Jul. 2015, Accessed: Jun. 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://ignited.in/index.php/jasrae/article/view/5654