abhishreshthaa
Abhijeet S
There were three distinct classes in village India: (i) the agriculturists, (ii) the village artisans and menials, and (iii) the village officials.
The agriculturists could be further divided into the land-owning and the tenants. Labour and capital needed was either supplied by the producers themselves out of their supplied by the producers themselves out of their savings or by the village moneylender.
These credit agencies supplied finance at exorbitant rates of interest but since the moneylender and the landlord were the only sources of credit, the peasants and even the artisans were forced to depend on them. The village artisans and menials were the servants of the village.
Most of the villages had their panchayats or bodies of village elders to settle local disputes. The panchayats were the court of justice.
The agriculturists could be further divided into the land-owning and the tenants. Labour and capital needed was either supplied by the producers themselves out of their supplied by the producers themselves out of their savings or by the village moneylender.
These credit agencies supplied finance at exorbitant rates of interest but since the moneylender and the landlord were the only sources of credit, the peasants and even the artisans were forced to depend on them. The village artisans and menials were the servants of the village.
Most of the villages had their panchayats or bodies of village elders to settle local disputes. The panchayats were the court of justice.