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WHAT IS JANMI KUDIYAN SYSTEM
Janmi-kudiyan (landlord-tenant) system was followed in Kerala. The lives of agricultural labourers who were toiling like slaves was always filled with misery. The janmi-kudiyan relation was based on caste system. Some specific tasks in agriculture were given to women alone. All the janmis had adiyalar (bonded labourers). The agricultural labourers used to receive paddy and money in advance. In return they worked throughout the year for the janmi. Apart from the agricultural work, they were made to do menial jobs like milking the cows, collecting the cow-dung, bathing the cows etc. They used to work from dawn to dusk. Often the janmis would
punish them severely.


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