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'convent school' in the village itself where quite a few children
attended. The school was closed within a year, mainly for want of
students. Most of the children attending the school switched over to the
local vernacular medium school. A few, however, continued their
education at the English medium school, located at the nearby village, at
a distance of about two kilometres. Nevertheless, the 'convent culture'
indicates a change in the value-orientation of these people. Engaging
private tutors, starting from primary education is becoming an essential
part of the educational system emerging in this village.
~igration:
Today, a good number of marginal land-holders and
landless, especially from Vanniar and Scheduled castes have moved out
of the village, particularly in the late seventies and early eighties. This
was when the district was continuously facing severe drought situation,
pushing them out in search of better pastures (for more details see
chapter 5 on Labour Relations, Strategies and Prospects). These were
the people, who formed a good chunk of the traditional agriculture
labour class. Most of them migrated as individuals and some of them
later took their families also along with them. A majority of them landed
in Bangalore as construction workers. Many of them continue to visit
their village occasionally, especially during the agricultural operations
and on festive occasions.
Village Living and Interaction
Seripura still continues to have certain traditional features of
Indian villages. Some of the traditional services are still continued. The
village does have a barber (Navithan), a few washermen (Ehali) and
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