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    The document discusses the Jajmani system in India. [1] It was a patron-provider system where landholding patrons (jajmans) exchanged food for services with priests, artisans, laborers and other castes. [2] The relationships were hereditary, permanent and based on barter exchange. [3] The system provided economic security and close personal relationships but also led to exploitation and hindered mobility. [4] Modern changes such as education, transportation, and a monetized economy have decreased the rigidity of the caste system and Jajmani relations.

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    The document discusses the Jajmani system in India. [1] It was a patron-provider system where landholding patrons (jajmans) exchanged food for services with priests, artisans, laborers and other castes. [2] The relationships were hereditary, permanent and based on barter exchange. [3] The system provided economic security and close personal relationships but also led to exploitation and hindered mobility. [4] Modern changes such as education, transportation, and a monetized economy have decreased the rigidity of the caste system and Jajmani relations.

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    Jajmani Vyavastha

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    The document discusses the Jajmani system in India. [1] It was a patron-provider system where landholding patrons (jajmans) exchanged food for services with priests, artisans, laborers and other castes. [2] The relationships were hereditary, permanent and based on barter exchange. [3] The system provided economic security and close personal relationships but also led to exploitation and hindered mobility. [4] Modern changes such as education, transportation, and a monetized economy have decreased the rigidity of the caste system and Jajmani relations.

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    Jajmani

    Vyavastha
    By Dr. Smita Singh
    Institute of Management Sciences,
    University of Lucknow

    1
    Jajmani Vyavastha
    • Etymologically, the term Jajman has been derived from the Sanskrit word
    Yajman, which means a person who performs a yajna.
    • Jajmani system is a patron-provider system, in which landholding patrons
    (jajmans) are linked through exchanges of food for services with Brahmin
    priests, artisans (black­smiths, potters), agricultural labourers, and other
    workers (i.e. Kamins).
    • Kamins are also known as Praja.
    Definition
    • “The service relations which are governed
    by a hereditary tenure are called Jajman-
    Praja relations”. —N.S. Reddy
    2
    Features of Jajmani Vyavastha
    • Hereditary
    • Permanent Relation
    • Barter Exchange
    • Peace and Satisfaction
    • Difference in scope of work
    • Ideology of Paternalism
    • Integration of Castes
    • Functional nature
    • Related to Performance of Rituals
    3
    Merits of Jajmani Vyavastha
    • Occupational protection
    • Economic security
    • Security of service
    • Personalised close relation
    4

    Demerits of Jajmani Vyavastha


    • Based on the sense of high and low
    • Great impediment to occupational and social mobility
    • Led to exploitation
    Recent Changes in Jajmani Vyavastha
    • Industrialization
    • Decreased rigidity in the caste system
    • Spread of education.
    • Loss of Power by Caste councils and Village Panchayats.
    • Abolition of Jagirdari system
    • The improved means of transport and communication
    • Monetised economy
    • Increased political leanings of Jajmans
    5 7 9

    6 8
    Image credits
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    2 Iron smith02 https://in.pinterest.com/pin/501940320952921712/
    3 Village potter https://www.artmajeur.com/medias/standard/s/e/selvaimages/artwork/4078231_Potmakers_life.jpg
    4 Village belle https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRNeEwe2hm52gsaHRU9_n5qq-z0Z3xIUxkB001_JcpmzAhsYY_U&s
    5 Basket weavers https://i.pinimg.com/564x/42/ed/75/42ed751e4e4e6abda04d92afdc2fc3e3.jpg
    6 Cowherd https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71UZREYu43L._SL1024_.jpg
    7 Indian village03 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d4/05/d2/d405d2ce75c90078e5a46126f7da33ff.jpg
    8 Village well https://steemitimages.com/DQmVJ8GvqwKKKtEp3tb8tSrCQjV12pEAxkxjBvh2vyv2rbR/FB_IMG_1518317227392.jpg
    9 Indian village05 https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71ogK3j7dXL._SX425_.jpg

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