Chapter 8

Rural livelihood

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By Nivedita Chandrawat

Jnv Mavali udaipur

Lesson 1- Kalppattu village

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBYOLTRX9dg&feature=youtu.be

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In Rural area

Lesson 2

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s1UfJBhvk8&feature=youtu.be

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Thulasi & Raman

• Thulasi is a agricultur Labourer.

Thulasi works on Ramlingams farms.

• Thulasi gets 40₹ per day wages.
• Though it is lower than the wages rate She comes to Ramlingam for wage.
• Because Tulsi knows that Ramlingam will call him to work if needed.

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• Thulasis Husband Raman is a laborer.
• Raman works by spraying medicine in the field.
• When there is no work on the farm he finds work outside.
• Like loading sand from the river or Stone's from the quarry.
• Had borrowed money from Ramlingam for her daughter's treatment.
• Had to sell the cow for repay of money to Ramlingam.

Shekhar

• Shekhar is a small farmer.
• He has 2 acres of land.
• Shekhar has to sell his paddy to the merchant.
• Because shekhar borrowed from the merchant for fertilizers and seeds.
• Shekhar also goes to work in the miles of Ramlingam.

Lesson 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckT2rr1Ky00&feature=youtu.be

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On Being in Debt

• . Borrow money for seeds, pesticides and fertilizers
• . Borrow from moneylender
• .poor quality seeds,pest infestation, monsoon vagaries- crop failure
• . Borrow more -large debt- distress & suicide
• . Borrow from govt bank
• .sold to traders in nearby towns- get income

Ramlingam & Karuthamma

• Ramlingam owns 20 acres of land.
• He has a Rice mill and a shop selling pesticides and Fertilizers.
• He has taken a loan from a govt bank for Rice mill.
• He buy's Paddy from a nearby village and sell it to tardes.

Agricultural Labourers and farmers

• Two out of every 5 families in India are agricultural Labourers.
• Landless Labourers depends on the land of others for their earnings eg. Thulasi.
• Some have small piece of land like shekhar.
• Farmers like Ramlingam are big farmers.
• They also earn from other sources.
• In some part of Central India people live by selling mahua Tendu patta, honey.

Lesson 4�Aruna & Paarivelan

Aruna and Paarivelann lives in pudupet village.

The main work of the people here is fishing.

Fishermen are unable to go fishing for 4 months during the monsoon. Because it is the time of breeding of fishes.

At this time Aruna & Paarivelan survive by borrowing money from trader.

For this reason they have to sell their fish at lower price to the trader.

• Fisherman get loan at lower intrest from bank for purchasing net,catamarans( fishing boat's) engine.

Thank you�