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Volume : II, Issue : XII, January - 2013 A HISTORICAL STUDY ON SOCIO-CULTURE AND ECONOMIC LIFE IN DEVADURGA TALUKA IN RAICHUR DISTRICT AMARESH. SHIVAPPA AND H.M. CHANDRASHEKAR SHASTRI Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Devadurga taluka is located in Raichur district in Karnataka. The social
culture revealed that majority of the people were engaged in agriculture and practice of
slavery, especially from lower castes was in practice. There were also caste based
occupations such as potters, goldsmiths, etc by people of those communities. Many of
the land grants were also made by the rulers to the religious and holy places such as
temples, Mathas and mosques. Veerashaivism was also prevailed in the area. The
position of women and lower castes such as untouchables was vulnerable. They are
deprived from education. The untouchability was in practice and the untouchables were
restricted to enter into the temples and holy places. The women were exploited by
different practices such as Devadasi, prostitution, etc. Poverty was common among all
the people of Devadurga during those days. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : AMARESH. SHIVAPPA AND H.M. CHANDRASHEKAR SHASTRI, (2013). A HISTORICAL STUDY ON SOCIO-CULTURE AND ECONOMIC LIFE IN DEVADURGA TALUKA IN RAICHUR DISTRICT. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1857.pdf References : - Patil, MB, Gulbarga District Gazetteer, Bangalore, Government of Karnataka, 1997, p. 401.
- Interview with Malipatil, 2009
- Devarakondareddy, Kannada Vishwavidyalaya Shashanagala Samputa-7, Prasaranga, Kannada Vishwavidyalaya Hampi, Vidyaranya, 2003, p. 114
- Naranapur, Chandrasekhar, Karnatakada Veerashaivada Mathagalu, Chikkamagalur, Geleya Prakashana, 2002, p. 1134.
- Interview with Gangappa Pujari, 2009
- Interview with Police Patil, 2009.
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