Ginadi

Bordering villages include Ranwa Ki Dhani, Lalasar, Ginadi Taal, Inderpura, Thalori and Bhamasi.

[1] One view is that some 450 years ago, there was a jagayat centre (authorised resting place for travellers on payment) on the way (sub trade route Taranagar (RINI) - Churu).

The jagayti (contractor owner of the place) had to pay 1 gini (a gold coin equal to 1/2 of a mohar).

One Ramkishan Poonia family migrated from the village Binjawas (Rajgadh) to adjoining area of Shekhawati region Neema ki dhani.

The "Theh" (remains of earthen pots) at Rathion Ki Dhani and south of the village site at farmlands of Kanaram Kulhari and Richhpal Poonia.

The Babal Kunds and the Chhatri there, the Bodia Kua and the memorial chabutra of Meghrajot Singh near or under the house of Ramnarayan.

Due to untimely death of Choudhary Rajuram and his ailing son Surjaram Poonia, Chimnaram Tetarwal was appointed as co-choudhary of the village 20 years before abolition of the jagirdari system.

Secretary Panchayat, Patwari, Gram Sewak, Vyavsthapak cooperative society, waterman, lineman & Sathin Aanganbari Kendra are village-level government functionaries.

There are three male government teachers, two female government teachers, five private school teachers, five nurses, one railway, one in the RAC, three state policemen, six in army, three in water Works department, five retired Havildars, 22 work in Arab countries, there are two accountants, one retired government PG college principal, one private college lecturer, two engineers, three (MBA) managers, two lawyers & twenty persons working in factories outside the village.

On one hand are positive changes in lifestyle, raising of living standards, now people eat better, wear better clothes, use amenities and facilities seen in towns.

In the past, every member of the family earned: children raised livestock, ghee was sold to arrange for groceries, every bye-product of farming - woods, fodder etc.

The expenses were very few since the living standards were low and even little income led to an economy of surplus & self-reliance.

They support rallies that seek to curb prices of farm produce in guise of controlling inflation.

A Kui कुई (a narrow vertical tunnel dug to the underground water level) on the west of bodia kua बोड़िया कुआ was built 200 years ago.

Both of the elders and the youth would gather in the "Guaad" गुआड़(courtyard in the common land); overtly gossiping and discussing village news.

But their main attraction would be the "Paniharins" पनिहारीं (the newly wed brides in a flock along with their young sisters-in-law going to fetch water from the well).

During the month of Falgun, the "Rasiyas"(the men in a group dancing, singing and playing on 'Damphs'- circular drums- on the eve of Holi festival) performing with all the vigour and gusto at the time of 'panghat'( the system of fetching water from the village well), the occasion becomes frenetic, memorable to any body to the extent of envy.

The tanks were main source of precious drinkable water and were cleaned of dirt annually and occasionally sprayed with "Gangajal" to prevent pollution.

In 1974–75, Under the inspiration of Prof. Shiv Ram Poonia, a new well was constructed by Seth Kanhailal Dugar of Sardarshahr and handed over to Public Health Engineering Department PHED.

The johdas are earthen ponds with large catchment areas meant for storage of rain water inside Charagah (grazing) lands for animals.

The Johdas include Kalra कालरा (biggest and best with kalar clays famous for preserving water up to 9 months a year and connected to village with Goha गोहा (a wide strip of land meant for animal transit).

Village society is governed solely by Hindu rituals although the younger generation has been affected by western cultural influences.

Some of the major festivals are Holi, Deepawali, Makar Sankranti, Raksha Bandhan, Sawan, Teej, and Gauga Peer, Gangaur.

The festival is observed to worship Goddess Laxmi- seeking wealth, prosperity and peace; celebrations begin from "Dhan Teras" followed by Kanti Dipawali.

The lady calls the family members one by one, ties a "Suha naal" (auspicious coloured thread) on the wrist and applies "Tilak" (spot of liquid vermilion/roli on the fore head) or "vibhuti" (burnt ash of the auspicious ember) on the fore head) and the member prays for prosperity/ individual aspirations.

In the month of Magh, every year fixed on 14 January, when the sun has entered the zodiac sign of Capricorn, signaling end of winter in the northern hemisphere, the festival of makar-sankranti is observed to propitiate the sun god to protect us from the evil effects of astral bodies.

Some 15 days ahead of the festival, each day early in the morning the girls go to outskirts of the village, collect green branches of the local bush 'Fog' full of smell with its flower 'Ghintal'( by the way ' the smell of the 'ghital' of the then densely found bush in the desert areas in the month of 'Chaitra-maas' used to be all pervasive making the surroundings lively and festive.

A legend also goes that a Rajput lady Gangaur while at her parental home jumped in the village well followed by her husband Hada and therefore since then the festival is observed.

The sound of popular Hindi music emanating from stereos and other devices is heard from different houses during the afternoon and evening.

Matka in the Village