in some cases the rice consumed is not Kada but Kolam—
a better and more nutritious species of rice. The food-grain
next in importance to this is jowar which they consume in
the form of bread. Nagli flour is rarely used by them as
food. Though the last two families are non-Hindus, their
diet chiefly consists of the same food-grains. They,
however, supplement it by frequently taking fish and mut-
ton. Vegetables are used by all families but they are
generally those raised in their own compounds. Milk and
ghee are consumed by all in fairly large quantities* Thus
their dietary is ample and varied.
It is obvious from the table that these families spend
an appreciable amount on clothing. In actual practice we
found them cleanly dressed. All the heads as well as
most of the members of these families are literate. Four
of them know how to read and write English. They usu-
ally read vernacular and sometimes English newspapers.
Possessing a high status in the village, they have to incur
a comparatively large expenditure on social ceremonies.
Education and recreation are recurring items of cost in
their budgets. Thus this small group of people enjoys a
relatively high standard of life according to the notions of
the local people.
CONCLUSION
The following are the conclusions from this chapter :
(i) that from the standpoint of the standard of living_t
the population of the village can be divided into three
groups : the first comprising the Kaliparaj, the second the
Ujaliparaj with the exception of Brahmins, Banias, Parsis
and Christians, and the third the excepted classes ;
(ii) that the standard of living rises as we go from the
first group to the third so far as this village is concerned ;
and
(iii) that the difference between the standard of living
of the Kaliparaj and that of the Ujaliparaj as a whole is
obvious, and discloses the extent of the gulf that at pre-
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