01-13-2006, 10:29 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-mitradena+Jan 8 2006, 08:13 AM-->QUOTE(mitradena @ Jan 8 2006, 08:13 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->If I remember the story of Raja Harishchandra correctly (ofcourse I learnt it through Amar Chitra Katha during my childhood) he, his wife and son were traded as slaves before he became a chandala.
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Raja Harishchandra traded himself as a slave in market place despite being mocked by the towns people. Nobody forced him to sell himself or his family.
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Question is not whether Raja Harishchandra traded himself or not. The question is did such a slave trade system exist in India which helped him trade himself?
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Raja Harishchandra traded himself as a slave in market place despite being mocked by the towns people. Nobody forced him to sell himself or his family.
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Question is not whether Raja Harishchandra traded himself or not. The question is did such a slave trade system exist in India which helped him trade himself?