PAIKAR, PAIKARI

Language - Hindi

Telugu Word - పైకర్

A retail or wholesale dealer; a non-resident laborer hired to cultivate land; a temporary tenant who usually receives a larger share of the crop than the permanent occupant. In the historical context of Telangana agriculture, 'Paikar' or 'Paikari' could refer to various roles related to land and its produce. It could denote a trader involved in buying and selling agricultural goods, a migrant laborer working on someone else's land, or a temporary tenant with specific sharecropping arrangements.