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HUMAN RIGHTS IN ANCIENT INDIA: AN OVERVIEW
Jai Narain, Dr. Poonam Saini
Page No. : 45-54
ABSTRACT
The concept and principle of human rights in ancient India are not only in complete line with the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but also a predecessor to modern thought in the region. According to the Rig Veda, neither superior nor inferior status exists. All are siblings. Everyone should advance together and cooperate for the common good. Let there be unity in your resolutions, hearts, and minds. Develop within you the strength to live in mutual collaboration: The Atharva Veda states that everyone has equal access to food and water. The yoke of life’s chariot is evenly divided over all shoulders. Everyone should live in harmony, like the spokes of a chariot’s wheel connect the rim to the hub (Atharva Veda- samjnanai sukta). “Recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the basis of freedom, justice, and peace across the world;” “Recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of international freedom, justice, and peace;” “Recognition of the inherent dignity and inalienable equality.
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