GGR267H5 Chapter Notes -Cash Crop
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Just from the title of the reading we know that it"s all about agriculture. In fact the opening paragraph essentially says that in india all of life revolves around agriculture. Even trading, services, and artisan castes are interrelated to agriculture. Agriculture is simply considered the most important job. Even more important than bureaucratic jobs (that are primarily dominated by brahmins). That said, the reading mentions those who could get out of the hard work of agriculture did if and when they could. A reoccurring theme throughout the readings and in class is water and rain. This reading, like many before it mentions the importance of rain and how it"s celebrated. And just as previous readings and in class discussions mentioned the importance of rain; it mentions how water and the rain can also be dangerous. The jatres (festivals) mentioned here remind me of the festivals held in egypt in the book in an.
