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What is the meaning of janmis?
A janmi (landlord) was an aristocrat, who held enormous tracts of land and held control over his peasants (kudiyan), from whom they collected tax. The janmi-kudiyan relation was based on caste system. 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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