The article investigates the institution of visti, or forced labour, in ancient India by analysing Sanskrit texts, law codes, lexicons and inscriptions.
It explains that visti (also called vistikara…
The author investigates the cult of the Vratyas, a semi‑nomadic group mentioned in the Atharva‑veda. He argues that the Vratyas were originally non‑Aryan tribes inhabiting eastern India and that they…