A Perspective Study of Human Rights in India from Ancient to Modern Era

Abstract

Human rights refer to the basic rights that are believed to be entitled to every human-being. Every human-being are entitled to certain rights and freedom irrespective of their origin, ethnicity, race, colour, nationality, citizenship, sex or religion. These rights are considered universal for humanity.

Human beings are born equal in dignity and rights. These moral claims are articulated and formulated in what is today known as human rights. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. The origin of human rights may be found both in Greek philosophy and the various world religions. In the Age of Enlightenment the concept of human rights emerged as an explicit category. Origin of the idea of human rights in India though the RigvedaPerod. The term Human Rights refer to those rights are considered universal to humanity, regardless of citizenship, residency status, ethnicity, gender, or other considerations. The present topic is a burning issue and has a great significance in the world especially the developing nations like India.

Through this research paper I want to discuss about the concept of human right in India it also includes the tradition and origin of Human rights from ancient to modern India.

This paer is based upon secondary source of data such as Books, article, newspaper, web sources etc.