Veth (India)
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title:
Veth (India)
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Veth, also known as begar, was a system of forced labour practised in the India, in which members of populace were compelled to perform unpaid work for the government. In the Maratha Confederacy, Veth-begar was practised on a wide scale during the Peshwa regime. Certain groups of people, such as Brahmins (priests), Kayasthas (scribes), Marathas, and Kasars (brass-workers) of Saswad region, were exempted from veth-begar. The system continued to be practised in the princely states during the Briti
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Custom of servitude imposed upon people in India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veth_(India)
date created:
2006-04-23T23:56:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T19:13:59Z
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