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vestiges of that spirit of co-operation which was once a
marked feature of rural communities. It is unfortunate,
however, that a majority of the members of these Mand-
lies believe that they cannot sing unless they 'whet' their
throat with liquor or toddy. In spite of this sad feature,
we believe that looking to the reception accorded to these
bands of songsters, if inspired with fire for reform and
freed from love of intoxicating drinks, they can be very
powerful social agencies for remoulding the life and gene-
ral outlook of the people at large in this village.

Religious Festivals of the Ujaliparaj Hindus:

Almost all festivals mentioned with regard to the Kali-
paraj are common to this class. There are a few more
which are too well known to be noted.

(3> CIVIL CONDITION

The following table embodies the results of the census
of civil condition of the people taken by us iff 1927.

Unmarried
Married!
Widowed

Males | Females
Males
Females
Males
Females

Kaliparaj . .
468
337
393
392
42
58

Ujaliparaj . .
198
124
217
226 ,
32
73

Total for the

village . .
666
461
610
618
74
131

It is difficult to offer any remark on the civil condition of
the people in the absense of similar figures for the last
census. From a minute study of the family schedules we
collected in our enquiry we, however, find that child-
marriages, especially of girls, are rare among the Kali-
paraj and the non-Hindus, though they are frequent
1 The disparity between married males and females is due in some cases
to the fact that a wife has run away, in others due to the fact that
girls though married are yet a burdea to their parents from an economic
standpoint as they stay with them.