Public Administration in Ancient India c23.39

c23.39

The capital city and the larger towns had separate organisations of their own for purposes of local government. In the Rig-Veda we find mention of the Purapati, or lord of the city. Manu says: “ And in each town let him appoint one superintendent of all affairs (sarvārtha-cintaka) elevated in rank, formidable, (resembling) a planet among the stars.”²