INDIAN PREJUDICE
against agricultural work. CALCUTTA, November 1. In order to remove >a deep-seated agninst faming among high oaste Hindus, and 1 particularly against touching a plough, which is considered almost a religious erinfe, the Maharaja of Rewa recently worked a plough while 20,000 of his subjects looked on in amazement. Efforts made previously by the Durbar to overcome the prejudice had failed completely, and therefore the ruling prince decided to set an example by ploughing with his own hands in the presence of his people. In a speech delivered on the occasion he dealt with the economic and social •aspects of farming and declared that if there wa,s any sin attaching to ploughing .with one’s own hands, he took it upon himself in the interests of his people. Th© demonstration by the ruler created a sensation.
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Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1932, Page 7
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137INDIAN PREJUDICE Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1932, Page 7
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