Question

What is a Kasba and what are the roles of different people in a Kasba?

Answer 1

Instructions: The answer to this question can be approached in the following way:

• Define Kasba
• Mention the different occupation
• Mention the responsibilities of the officers

Solution:

• A Kasba was a larger administrational unit than a village and used to have a larger population.
• Agriculture was the primary occupation of the people in the Kasba followed by carpentry and metal work.
• The Kasbas also used to have markets called peths which were managed by Watandar officers namely the Shetes and the Mahajans.