Mleccha Explained

Mleccha (from) is a Sanskrit term, referring to those of an incomprehensible speech, foreign or barbarous invaders as distinguished from the Vedic tribes.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Parasher. Aloka. The Designation Mleccha for Foreigners in Early India. 1979. Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 40. 109–120. 44141948. 2249-1937. Mlecchas as a reference group in early India included all outsiders who did not conform to the values and ideas and consequently to the norms of the society accepted by the elite groups.. 5 February 2022. 5 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220205214723/https://www.jstor.org/stable/44141948. live.
  2. Web site: mlechchha ancient Indian class
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