Jharlangi was a practice of obligatory labour provided by the peasants in feudal
Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...
to the officials, state visitors.
Jharlangi was a forced labour imposed by the
Kazis and Thikadars of Sikkim
Kazis and Thikadars of Sikkim also known as Ilakadars were the hereditary feudal lords and the ruling class in former Kingdom of Sikkim. They had administrative and judicial powers within their respective land estates. This system existed since th ...
to the Sikkimese peasantry.
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