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107:: This is drawn by one merchant on another, asking the latter to pay the amount to a third merchant. In this case the merchant on whom the hundi is drawn is of some 'credit worthiness' in the market and is known in the bazaar. A sahyog hundi passes from one hand to another until it reaches the final recipient, who, after reasonable enquiries, presents it to the drawee for acceptance of the payment. Sahyog means co-operation in Hindi and Gujrati, the predominant languages of traders. The hundi is so named because it required the co-operation of multiple parties to ensure that the hundi has an acceptable risk and fairly good likelihood of being paid, in the absence of a formalized credit monitoring and reporting framework. 27: 79: 162: 95:
Official hundi forms were produced incorporating revenue stamps bearing the image of British monarchs, including Queen Victoria, and disputes between merchants often entered the court system, so in no way was the system an underground one even though it did not take place through normal banking channels.
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Jokhim-Hundi - normally a hundi is unconditional but a jokhim hundi is conditional in the sense that the drawer promises to pay the amount of the hundi only on the satisfaction of a certain condition. Such a hundi is not negotiable, and the prevalence of such hundis is very rare these days because
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During the colonial era, the British government regarded the hundi system as indigenous or traditional, but not informal. They were reluctant to interfere with it as it formed such an important part of the Indian economy and they also wished to tax the transactions taking place within the system.
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Hundis have a very long history in India. Written records show their use at least as far back as the Twelfth century. The merchant Belonging to the , born 1586, received a hundi for 200 rupees from his father to enable him to borrow money to start trading.
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Indian Encyclopaedia, Volume 1 - The Indian Encyclopaedia: Biographical, Historical, Religious, Administrative, Ethnological, Commercial and Scientific. Subodh Kapoor. Cosmo Publications 2002. 318 pag. ISBN 8177552570, ISBN 9788177552577
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Furman-jog Hundi - such a hundi can be paid either to the person whose name is mentioned in the hundi or to any person so ordered by him. Such a hundi is similar to a cheque payable on order and no endorsement is required on such a
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Nam-jog hundi - such a hundi is payable only to the person whose name is mentioned on the Hundi. Such a hundi cannot be endorsed in favour of any other person and is akin to a bill on which a restrictive endorsement has been
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Jawabi Hundi - if money is transferred from one place to another through the hundi and the person receiving the payment on is to give an acknowledgement (jawab) for same, then such a hundi is known as a Jawabi
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Habib, Irfan; The system of bills of exchange (hundis) in the Mughal Empire; Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, 33rd Session, Muzatarppur, 1972, S. 290–303. New Delhi
113:: This is a hundi payable on sight. It must be presented for payment within a reasonable time after its receipt by the holder. Thus, it is similar to a demand bill. 441: 70:
describes the hundi as "an unconditional order in writing made by a person directing another to pay a certain sum of money to a person named in the order."
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Dhani-jog Hundi - when the hundi is payable to the holder or bearer, it is known as a dhani jog hundi. It is similar to an instrument payable to bearer.
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Khoti Hundi - In case there is any kind of defect in the hundi or in case the hundi has been forged, then such a hundi is known as a khoti hundi.
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There are few other varieties; the Nam-jog hundi, Dhani-jog hundi, Jawabee hundi, Jokhami hundi, Firman-jog hundi, etc.
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Marina Martin; Hundi/Hawala: The Problem of Definition; Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 43, No. 4 (Jul., 2009), S. 909–937
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This article is about the Indian financial instrument. For the Indian collection box, see
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from place to place, as a form of credit instrument or IOU to borrow money and as a
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A hundi for Rs 2500 of 1951, stamped in the Bombay Province with a pre-printed
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Khaka Hundi - a hundi which has already been paid is known as a Khaka Hundi.
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for use in trade and credit transactions. Hundis are used as a form of
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banks and insurance companies refuse to accept such hundis.
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Nagarattars Business History with case study of Hundi use.
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India Blog, 16 January 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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Between informality and formality: Hundi/Hawala in India
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hundi (cash collection box)

revenue stamp
financial instrument
Medieval India
remittance
transfer money
bill of exchange
Reserve Bank of India

watermark
icon
Economics portal
Global ranking of remittance by nations
Remittances to India
Hawala
Informal value transfer system
Financial Action Task Force
Economy of India
Economic history of India
Business process outsourcing to India
Foreign trade of India
List of exports of India
List of the largest trading partners of India
Indian diaspora
Greater India
Indosphere
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Correspondent account
Hundies

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