Ancient India certainly had democratic and republican states, but so did ancient Greece, Rome, and a host of other places. ... “25,000 resident aliens, and at least 200,000 slaves. ...

There was no one type of slavery in ‘biblical’ or ‘ancient’ societies, given how varied they were. But much of what historians know about slavery during those eras is horrific.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the centenary celebrations of Jain spiritual leader Acharya Vidyanand Maharaj, emphasized India's status as the world's oldest living civilization, inspired ...

RS Sharma wrote in his seminal work, ‘Shudras in Ancient India’: ... Princes and priests had women slaves for domestic service but their number may not have been large.