Question

How is Ramalingam different from others according to Thulasi?

Answer 1

Hint:
- The question is based on Chapter 8 of Class 6th Social Science Civics, titled "Rural Livelihoods."
- The chapter discusses the living conditions of people in Kalpattu village. It is a village in Tamil Nadu.
- According to the chapter, agriculture is the primary source of income for the majority of the families. Paddy is the main crop grown on the irrigated lands there.

Complete answer:
There are three types of people who depend on farming in Kalpattu. These are major farmers such as Ramalingam, small farmers such as Sekar, and agricultural laborers such as Thulasi. Ramalingam has twenty acres of paddy fields in Kalpattu. The majority of the people who live there work on his farm. Thulasi was one of them. She used to work in paddy fields even before she was married. Poor rural laborers like Thulasi had lack access to sufficient medical care, education, and other services.

Ramalingam, unlike some, does not search for cheaper labor in other villages. He calls Thulasi if there is work to be done. The differences between Ramalingam and Thulasi were inequality. Furthermore, some people live peaceful and joyful lives while others must work hard to survive. The large farmers have a lot of money. They farm the majority of the village's land. They sell a significant portion of their production in the market. Many of them even operate other businesses like stores, money lending, trading, and small factories. As a result, in addition to their lands, they have other sources of income. Small farmers' lands are inadequate to fulfill their needs. As a result, they are often forced to work for large farmers.

However, as compared to landless farm laborers, their situation is much better. They rely entirely on the work they do on other people's farms and are unemployed for the majority of the year. As a result, agricultural laborers like Thulasi are the weakest of the three classes.

Note:
- According to the chapter, farmers like Sekar frequently need to borrow money to buy basic items such as fertilizers, seeds and pesticides.
- The small farmers such as Sekar accounts for 80% of farmers in India. They are not able to employ labourers for doing farming
- The large farmers such as Ramalingam accounts for 20% of farmers in India. The majority of the land in the villages is cultivated by these big farmers.