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	'''Veth''' (or ''Vethi'' or ''Vetti-chakiri'', from [[Sanskrit]] ''visti''), also known as '''Begar''' (from [[Persian language\|Persian]]), was a system of [[forced labour]] practised in pre-independence [[India]], in which members of populace were compelled to perform unpaid work for the government.<ref name="PA_Gavali_1988"/><ref name="Ghanshyam_2004"/>		'''Veth''' (or ''Vethi'' or ''Vetti-chakiri'', from [[Sanskrit]] ''visti''), also known as '''Begar''' (from [[Persian language\|Persian]]), was a system of [[forced labour]] practised in pre-independence [[India]], in which members of populace were compelled to perform [[unpaid work]] for the government.<ref name="PA_Gavali_1988"/><ref name="Ghanshyam_2004"/>

	In the [[Maratha Confederacy]], Veth-begar was practised on a wide scale during the [[Peshwa]]'s rule. Certain groups of people, such as [[Brahmin]]s, [[Kayastha]]s, [[Marathas]] and [[Twashta Kasar\|Kasars]] (brass-workers) of [[Saswad]] region, were exempted from veth-begar.<ref name="PA_Gavali_1988">{{cite book \|author=P. A. Gavali \|title=Society and Social Disabilities Under the Peshwas \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AjgdAAAAIAAJ \|year=1988 \|publisher=National Publishing House \|isbn=978-81-214-0157-9 \|page=136 }}</ref>		In the [[Maratha Confederacy]], Veth-begar was practised on a wide scale during the [[Peshwa]]'s rule. Certain groups of people, such as [[Brahmin]]s, [[Kayastha]]s, [[Marathas]] and [[Twashta Kasar\|Kasars]] (brass-workers) of [[Saswad]] region, were exempted from veth-begar.<ref name="PA_Gavali_1988">{{cite book \|author=P. A. Gavali \|title=Society and Social Disabilities Under the Peshwas \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AjgdAAAAIAAJ \|year=1988 \|publisher=National Publishing House \|isbn=978-81-214-0157-9 \|page=136 }}</ref>

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	The system continued to be practised in the [[princely states]] during the [[British Raj]].<ref name="Harshad_1993">{{cite book \|author=Harshad R. Trivedi \|title=Tribal Land Systems: Land Reform Measures and Development of Tribals \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXh-ohgvf2UC&pg=PA312 \|year=1993 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-454-9 \|page=312 }}</ref> For example, in the [[Mewar State]], peasants (including those from the upper-caste) were forced to engage in ''begar''. As part of ''veth'', the peasants and low-caste people were forced to supply water to the ruler's family; construct buildings, roads, and dams; and carry dead and wounded soldiers.<ref name="Ghanshyam_2004">{{cite book \|author=Ghanshyam Shah \|title=Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LOICwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 \|year=2004 \|publisher=SAGE Publications \|isbn=978-81-321-1977-7 \|pages=52–}}</ref> The British government exempted Christians from veth-begar.<ref name="Baviskar2004">{{cite book \|author=Amita Baviskar \|title=In the Belly of the River: Tribal Conflicts Over Development in the Narmada Valley \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_bq0AAAAIAAJ \|year=2004 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0-19-567136-0 \|page=79 }}</ref>		The system continued to be practised in the [[princely states]] during the [[British Raj]].<ref name="Harshad_1993">{{cite book \|author=Harshad R. Trivedi \|title=Tribal Land Systems: Land Reform Measures and Development of Tribals \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXh-ohgvf2UC&pg=PA312 \|year=1993 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company \|isbn=978-81-7022-454-9 \|page=312 }}</ref> For example, in the [[Mewar State]], peasants (including those from the upper-caste) were forced to engage in ''begar''. As part of ''veth'', the peasants and low-caste people were forced to supply water to the ruler's family; construct buildings, roads, and dams; and carry dead and wounded soldiers.<ref name="Ghanshyam_2004">{{cite book \|author=Ghanshyam Shah \|title=Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LOICwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 \|year=2004 \|publisher=SAGE Publications \|isbn=978-81-321-1977-7 \|pages=52–}}</ref> The British government exempted Christians from veth-begar.<ref name="Baviskar2004">{{cite book \|author=Amita Baviskar \|title=In the Belly of the River: Tribal Conflicts Over Development in the Narmada Valley \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_bq0AAAAIAAJ \|year=2004 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0-19-567136-0 \|page=79 }}</ref>

	Indian peasants would be forced to serve British officers and civilians transport luggage and perform chores for their benefit, without payment. Refusal to perform ''veth'' could mean imprisonment or fines. It was eradicated following the efforts of Indian nationalists.{{citation needed\|date=June 2019}}

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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'''Veth''' (or ''Vethi'' or ''Vetti-chakiri'', from [[Sanskrit]] ''visti''), also known as '''Begar''' (from [[Persian language|Persian]]), was a system of [[forced labour]] practised in pre-independence [[India]], in which members of populace were compelled to perform unpaid work for the government.<ref name="PA_Gavali_1988"/><ref name="Ghanshyam_2004"/>

In the [[Maratha Confederacy]], Veth-begar was practised on a wide scale during the [[Peshwa]]'s rule. Certain groups of people, such as [[Brahmin]]s, [[Kayastha]]s, [[Marathas]] and [[Twashta Kasar|Kasars]] (brass-workers) of [[Saswad]] region, were exempted from veth-begar.<ref name="PA_Gavali_1988">{{cite book |author=P. A. Gavali |title=Society and Social Disabilities Under the Peshwas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AjgdAAAAIAAJ |year=1988 |publisher=National Publishing House |isbn=978-81-214-0157-9 |page=136 }}</ref>

The system continued to be practised in the [[princely states]] during the [[British Raj]].<ref name="Harshad_1993">{{cite book |author=Harshad R. Trivedi |title=Tribal Land Systems: Land Reform Measures and Development of Tribals |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXh-ohgvf2UC&pg=PA312 |year=1993 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-454-9 |page=312 }}</ref> For example, in the [[Mewar State]], peasants (including those from the upper-caste) were forced to engage in ''begar''. As part of ''veth'', the peasants and low-caste people were forced to supply water to the ruler's family; construct buildings, roads, and dams; and carry dead and wounded soldiers.<ref name="Ghanshyam_2004">{{cite book |author=Ghanshyam Shah |title=Social Movements in India: A Review of Literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8LOICwAAQBAJ&pg=PT52 |year=2004 |publisher=SAGE Publications |isbn=978-81-321-1977-7 |pages=52–}}</ref> The British government exempted Christians from veth-begar.<ref name="Baviskar2004">{{cite book |author=Amita Baviskar |title=In the Belly of the River: Tribal Conflicts Over Development in the Narmada Valley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_bq0AAAAIAAJ |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-567136-0 |page=79 }}</ref>

Indian peasants would be forced to serve British officers and civilians transport luggage and perform chores for their benefit, without payment. Refusal to perform ''veth'' could mean imprisonment or fines. It was eradicated following the efforts of Indian nationalists.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

== See also ==
* [[Jajmani system]]

==References==
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[[Category:Economy of British India]]
[[Category:Debt bondage in India]]

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