[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896) › c8.87 # Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c8.87 Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c8.87 - **Language:** English ### [c8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c8.87) of interest also depends generally on the circumstances and the caste of the debtor. The money-lenders are often Brahmans. There are also loans on which no interest can be charged ¹. Dubois says that 20 p. c. is the minimum, 100 p. c. the maximum and 50 p. c. the usual rate of interest in Mysore ². - [Previous: c8.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c8.86) - [Next: c8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c8.88) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c8.87) · Pramāṇa