GLOSSARY 



Arhar. A leguminous crop plant which attains a height of 

 four feet or more. 



C~hik. A curtain composed of a number of very thin strips 

 of wood. Chiks are hung in front of doors and win- 

 dows in India with the object of keeping out insects, 

 but not air. 



Holi. A Hindu festival. 



Jbil. A lake or any natural depression which is filled with 

 rain-water at all or in certain seasons. 



Khar'if. Autumn. Rice and other crops which are reaped 

 in autumn are called Kbarif crops. Crops such as 

 wheat which are cut in spring are called rabi crops. 

 Two crops (sometimes three) are raised in India 

 annually. 



Megas. Sugar-cane from which the juice has been extracted. 



Rabi. Spring. See Kbarif. 



Shikari. One who goes hunting or shooting. 



Tope. A term applied to a grove of mango trees, artificially 

 planted. Thousands of such topes exist in Northern 

 India. In some places they are quite a feature of the 

 landscape. 



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