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South Asian studies

a system of hereditary exchange in Indian villages in which service castes provide work to patron families for payment in kind.

In South Asian studies, jajmani system refers to a system of hereditary exchange in Indian villages in which service castes provide work to patron families for payment in kind. This meaning comes from Wiser (1936) in The Hindu jajmani system.[1]

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  1. Wiser, W. H. (1936). The Hindu jajmani system. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 9780404159825

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