Rural Livelihoods
QUESTIONS
1. You have probably noticed that people in Kalpattu are engaged in a variety of non-farm work. List five of these.
Answer:
2. List the different types of people you read about in Kalpattu who depend on farming. Who is the poorest among them and why?
Answer:
3. Imagine you are a member of a fishing family and you are discussing
whether to take a loan from the bank for an engine. What would you
say?
Answer:
4. Poor rural labourers like Thulasi often do not have access to good
medical facilities, good schools, and other resources. You have read
about inequality in the first unit of this text. The difference between
her and Ramalingam is one of inequality. Do you think this is a fair
situation? What do you think can be done? Discuss in class.
5. What do you think the government can do to help farmers like Sekar
when they get into debt? Discuss.
6. Compare the situation of Sekar and Ramalingam by filling out the
following table:
