Historians, on their part, confirmed the decline. Sanjay Sonawani, an expert on the Indus civilisation, claims that while barter was widely used up until the 1970s, its origins can be traced back ...

Ancient barter market alive and thriving at Chendamangalam The Mattachanda at Chendamangalam is a custom hundreds of years old Updated - May 21, 2016 11:27 am IST - KOCHI: ...

Under the barter system practised by CUURA Space and Barnything, customers can offload their old furniture by uploading photographs of the items they want to discard on Barnything’s website. After the ...

The barter system has tangible presence in the village. Sukhdev Kumbhar, a 42-year-old potter, still exchanges his clay vessels and festive idols for grains such as jowar millet.

HOW THE BARTER SYSTEM WORKS. Under the barter system practised by CUURA Space and Barnything, customers can offload their old furniture by uploading photographs of the items they want to discard on ...