Martur: A village in Karnataka that shaped India’s legal heritage

Martur: A village in Karnataka that shaped India’s legal heritage

IN FOCUS A 20-minute drive from Kalaburagi takes you to Martur, a small village with a population of approximately 4,000 in Shahabad taluk. It is the place where India’s celebrated jurist from ancient times, Vijnaneshwara, lived. His monumental treatise, Mitakshara, has influenced Indian jurisprudence for over nine centuries. As recorded in a stone inscription found … Read more