Essay on the character Halku from the story January nights
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Halku is a tenant farmer - he grows crops on the land belonging to a landlord.
He works hard but the rewards are reaped by the land lord.
Basically he had to choose between a blanket which got along with it the insult by the landlord for not paying the lagaan (tax) or cold and chilly January nights in the field to guard it upholding his honour and pride.
He always had an option of chucking the job of farming and being a paid labour, but an Indian with any pride wouldn't do so in those times.
He upheld the same honour and pride by chucking the insults and choosing cold chilly nights in 'his fields'.
Finally, when a fire is caught in the field, he just 'let it happen' and take its course.
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