Local Government in Ancient India c13.151

c13.151

We may recall in this connexion the information furnished by North Indian evidence regarding the office of the guild or assembly. We have already referred to a Nāsik inscription stating how in the Nigama-Sabhā or in the assembly hall of a town the terms of a gift were publicly announced (*śrāvita*) and were then duly registered or entered in the books (*nibaddha*). We have also seen how archaeo-logical exploration has brought to light monuments representing the public offices of the guilds.