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Wootz steel and the Jajmani payment system

The Jajmani system was a traditional village economy in India where artisan families provided services to farming households. Blacksmiths, potters, and barbers supported the village and were paid not with wages, but with grain and goods, often after the harvest. These roles were usually hereditary and continued across generations until modern cash economies gradually replaced the system. In this episode I explain how the Jajmani system affected makers of wootz steel. I briefly touch on the reasons why some blacksmiths would forge before dawn and avoid forging during the heat of day.