While this does sound terribly feudal in this day and age (and could question the romanticisation of things like the gaunkari system), a question to all:
How, if at all, relevant was the Bara Balutedar system to a place like Goa in the past? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bara_Balutedar Some of the service occupations are the same as we have here, though possibly with different spellings. (For instance, my home, till date, is in a place called Sonar-bhat). 1) Chougula 2) Mahar (Watchman ) 3) Sutar ( Carpenter ) 4) Lohar ( Blacksmith ) 5) Kumbhar ( Potter ) 6) Chambhar ( Shoe maker ) 7) Nhawi ( Barber ) 8) Sonar ( Goldsmith ) 9) Joshi ( village astrologer ) 10)Parit (Washerman) 11)Gurav (Idol-Dresser) 12)Koli ( Water Carrier ) And, would someone like Venantius tell us what the translation of Chougula be? Milkman? FN Frederick Noronha :: +91-9822122436 :: +91-832-2409490
