This book presents a carefully curated collection of papers from the National Conference on Ancient Indian Jurisprudence, held on 12th–13th October 2023 at Bennett University. Sponsored by the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), an esteemed autonomous body under the Government of India, the conference served as an academic platform for an in-depth exploration of ancient Indian jurisprudence.
India's cultural and civilizational history is incomplete without understanding its legal traditions, their evolution, and their multifaceted nature. Law, as a social construct, has always been central to governance, administration, and the preservation of sociocultural norms. Ancient Indian jurists viewed law not merely as a regulatory framework but as a dynamic instrument for safeguarding individual rights and liberties. They
recognized that while good laws alone cannot guarantee justice, justice itself is unattainable without laws rooted in the principles of righteousness and morality.