It might be useful to find out how does one become a dasa and dasi and how does one get out of it.
The logic being that one should die on the battle field and attain swarga and not haivng done that the captive becomes the possesor's property.
In the Jaydratha capture in the forest, Yudhisthira sets him free. I guess war prisoners were one form of dasas. Next is those born to already dasas. Another is due to failure to discharge debts. This is the origin of indentured people and bonded labor.
The logic was that one could pldege oneself to become a dasa as shown in the dice episode.
I think speaking out against slavery is the first awareness of human rights and enlightenment.
One thing I recall is that there was no slave markets in ancient India. This practice came with the Islamic horde to India. The Brits East India Company allowed them to continue till 1857 even after such practise were outlawed in England due to Wilberforce's efforts.
The logic being that one should die on the battle field and attain swarga and not haivng done that the captive becomes the possesor's property.
In the Jaydratha capture in the forest, Yudhisthira sets him free. I guess war prisoners were one form of dasas. Next is those born to already dasas. Another is due to failure to discharge debts. This is the origin of indentured people and bonded labor.
The logic was that one could pldege oneself to become a dasa as shown in the dice episode.
I think speaking out against slavery is the first awareness of human rights and enlightenment.
One thing I recall is that there was no slave markets in ancient India. This practice came with the Islamic horde to India. The Brits East India Company allowed them to continue till 1857 even after such practise were outlawed in England due to Wilberforce's efforts.