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  2. Daṇḍa (Hindu punishment) - Wikipedia

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    Daṇḍa" (Sanskrit: दण्ड, literally 'stick', 'staff', or 'rod', an ancient symbol of authority) [1] is the Hindu term for punishment. In ancient India, the ruler generally sanctioned punishments but other legal officials could also play a part. Punishments were handed out in response to criminal activity.

  3. List of books banned in India - Wikipedia

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    The book is a memoir of the author's time in British India as a veteran soldier. [6] 1937 The Land of the Lingam: Arthur Miles It cannot be imported into India. [3] The book is about Hinduism, caste and phallicism. [10] 1940 Mysterious India: Moki Singh The book cannot be imported into India. [3] The book purportedly contained stereotypes. [11 ...

  4. Censorship in India - Wikipedia

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    Censorship in India has taken various forms throughout its history. Although de jure the Constitution of India guarantees freedom of expression, [1] de facto there are various restrictions on content, with an official view towards "maintaining communal and religious harmony", given the history of communal tension in the nation.

  5. Manusmriti - Wikipedia

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    3.1.1.2 Rules of Action for a King (7.1 – 9.324) (contains 960 verses, includes description of institutions and officials of state, how officials are to be appointed, tax laws, rules of war, the role and limits on the power of the king, and long sections on eighteen grounds for litigation, including those related to non-delivery under ...

  6. Kala pani (taboo) - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the Hindu soldiers viewed the Act as a potential threat to their faith. The resulting discontent was one of the causes of the Indian rebellion of 1857. [14] The Cellular Jail was known as Kala Pani, as the overseas journey to the Andaman islands threatened the convicts with the loss of caste, resulting in social exclusion.

  7. Classical Hindu law in practice - Wikipedia

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    The texts viewed households and families as the archetype of community, "an exemplary institution of religious and legal reflection of Hindu jurisprudence". [3] Thus, Hindu jurisprudence portrayed the household, not the state, as the primary institution of law. [3] Connectedly, the household is the institution to which Hindu law is most applied.

  8. Anglo-Hindu law - Wikipedia

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    Anglo-Hindu law is the case law that developed in British India, through the interpretation of the Hindu scriptures and customary law in the British courts. [1]The first phase of Anglo-Hindu law started in 1772, [2] and lasted till 1864, during which translations of ancient Indian texts along with textual interpretations provided by court-appointed Hindu Pandits were the basis of jurisprudence ...

  9. Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Ordinance, 2020

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    In the first conviction under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021 (Anti-Love Jihad Act), a Muslim youth in the state's Amroha district was given a five-year prison sentence for attempting to marry a Hindu girl under false pretenses by concealing his religion. [42] [43]