HUMAN RIGHTS IN ANCIENT INDIA

Human beings are entitled to certain basic and natural rights that define a meaningful existence. Equal dignity of all persons is the central tenet of human rights. These rights have been designed to be universal in application, inalienable in exercise and inherent to all persons. Origin of the idea of human rights in India though the Rigveda Period. The term Human Rights refer to those rights are considered universal to humanity, regardless of citizenship, residency status, ethnicity, gender, or other considerations.