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However, there are very few sericulturists from Vanniar caste in the
main village itself, none of whom hire this hall for the purpose. A few
sericulturists of other non-SC communities, however, are making use of
this facility.
There is also a system in some sericulture villages whereby the
equipments, especially the chandrikas are given on hire basis. This is
done either on a large scale as a regular work or by the regular
sericulturists who do this when they are not rearing the silkwonns.
Hiring on a large scale had been practised in the K K Pura though it was
given up later as it had not been successful. The occasional hiring of the
equipments is resorted to by some in all study villages though some
others do not prefer this for fear of infection of diseases.
Inter-village Interaction and External Linkages
A significant factor underlined in Karanth' s study is the increased
interaction with the neighbouring villages, both in terms of frequency
and purpose, following the advent of sericulture (1995: 111-2). This is
true of the villages under the present study too. Senculture has widened
the networks of interactions far beyond the village boundaries.
Sometimes, the village has earned name in wider circles because of the
presence of sericulture.
Inter-village Interactions: The major areas of inter-village
interactions include the purchase of sericulture equipments and mending
of the worn-out equipments, credit transactions and friendly visits of
sericulturists. For the purchase and repairing of sericulture equipments
including the trays and Chandrikas, all the study villages depend on
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