Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
glossary
Adivasi
original/tribal inhabitant
block
panchaya
t
local-level administrative area,
above the village level
Ezheva
lower-caste Hindu
grama panchayat
local-level administrative unit
grama sabha
local-level voting body
jaiva krishi
organic farming
janman
Hindu landlord under feudal Kerala
kokkarni
pond
kissan
farmer
krishi
farming
krishi bhavan
local-level agriculture office
(“agriculture house”)
Kudumbashree
women's self-help groups established
by the LDF
kulam
water tank
lakh
100,000
lunghi
long, wrap-around cloth tied at one's waist
maharaja
king
Malayalam
Official language of Kerala
Mappila
Muslim
nad
homeland
