# Talk:Witch hunts in India

Hello again @Schnitzella,
I guess you didn’t know about the ‘did you know’ time limit when you created this article. You might like to nominate it as a good article, perhaps together with one of your Women in Red comrades as there is often a long wait. Chidgk1 (talk) 06:33, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
Hi @Chidgk1, 
Thanks for taking an interest in the article and letting me know about the good article nomination system, this was very helpful. Schnitzella (talk) 21:58, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

@Schnitzella I've nominated it for DYK! BorgQueen (talk) 18:21, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
@BorgQueen Thanks a bunch! Schnitzella (talk) 18:42, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

According to this article: Witch-hunting in India is an ancient practice spanning back many centuries with references to dayans (witches) being found in several early Sanskrit works. 
But according to the article Witch hunt: There is no documented evidence of witch-hunting in India before 1792. The earliest evidence of witch-hunts in India can be found in the Santhal Witch Trials in 1792.
Which is it? Funnily enough, the same source, Archer, W G (1979). The Santals: Readings in Tribal Life is cited in both claims (though each also uses another source). LastDodo (talk) 13:21, 20 March 2025 (UTC)