My view about the Manu Smrithi before I laid my hands on it was that while it may have fashioned a Hindu’s lifestyle for generations, it did not call for dire urgency to read, as it had slowly but surely lost relevance to present times. This view had emerged due to some articles I had read about it. It is rather unfortunate that one gets misled sometimes.

In order to present the portions relevant to present times or the portions that one cannot or should not miss knowing or studying, I have used my utmost discretion and care in selecting subjects or combining Manu’s observations on a single subject found in two or three chapters.