Question

Match the following

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column I}& \text{Column II}\\ \text{A. Agariya}& \text{(i). a community of iron smelters}\\ \text{B. Chhipigar}& \text{(ii). Steel}\\ \text{C. Tanti, Julaha, Momin}& \text{(iii). Block printers}\\ \text{D. Ukku}& \text{(iv). Weaver communities}\end{array}$

Answer 1

Explanation: Agarias, a central Indian community, specialised in the craft of iron smelting, they lived near Rajhara hills. For printed cloth the weavers needed the help of specialist block printers known as chhipigars. The Tanti weavers of Bengal, the Julahas or Momin weavers of north India, Sale and Kaikollar and Devangs of south India are some of the communities famous for weaving. Wootz is an anglicised version of the Kannada word ukku, Telugu hukku and Tamil and Malayalam urukku – meaning steel.