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 Make a list of at least ten occupations in the city, town or village to which you belong, and find out how long they have existed. What does this tell you about the changes within this area  

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 List of ten occupations: (i) Agriculture             (ii). Animal rearing (iii) Carpentry            (iv) Horticulture (v)  Pottery making   (vi) Trade (vii) Teaching           (viii) Weaving (ix) Spinning             (x) Fishery. (i) Agriculture: As far as agriculture is concerned, the farmers of my area are using tractor and agricultural machines, in place of bull-pulled wooden plough and small traditional old fashioned tools or agricultural implements. The farmers are using tube-wells in place of traditional ordinary well or charas or leather made buckets. They are using electric pump sets for drawing water for irrigation purpose.Chemical fertilizer is being used in place of manure. (ii) Rearing of Animals: It is being done on largescale. The people have constructed big pukka halls to keep their animals. They have fitted electric fans for buffalloes to provide them cool-air during the summer season. The dairy-farms have facilites of tap-water supply for bathing of some of the milch animals. Medically all animals are checked and injected by the doctors. The rearers of the animals regularly supply milk to big cities and bigger towns of the state or territory. Cheese, curd, biitter, ghee, etc. are being produced and sold in the local as well as outside market. Changes have occurred due to advancement of transportation, communication service and technology, etc. (iii) Carpentry or wood-work: The carpenters are using latest tools, implements and machines useful in this occupation. New types of articles, furnitures, decorationai things are being produced and sold in local as well as outside. Day by day the economic position of the carpenters is improving. (iv) Horticulture: Earlier people grew vegetables as per their need. But now they produced vegetables to sell them in the local markets to earn money. (v)  Pottery-making: Potters of the village are expanding their industry. They are taking help of latest technique, scientific methods, new designs for promotion of pottery industry of our area. (vi) Trade: Traders have modernized their occupation. They are giving advertisement in newpapers, magazines as well as on the televisions and radios. Day by day the trade is progressing by leaps and bounds. The traders and merchants are exporting different types of Indian products as well as importing Chinese articles. (vi i) Teaching: Teachers of our area are using latest books, CDs, VDs and TVs also. They are teaching new subjects such as computing to the students. Latest methods and technique of imparting education are being utilized. Internet is being used for imparting and promotion of knowledge. (viii) Weaving: The weavers are using latest machines, chemicals and dyes for weaving colouring and designing their products. They are exporting their products to different regions of India as well as to other countries due to globalization, liberalization under New Economic Policy of India (which has been followed since 1990). (ix) Spinning: Though some people particularly women are spinning cotton with the old tools, but some are using modern and latest machines for spinning work. It could have happen due to advancement in the field of industrialization. (x) Fisheries: Earlier people in my village did not grow fishes in the ponds for business purposes. But now-a-days many people have started this as an occupation.