Agriculture And Colonialism


 
 
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Agriculture And Colonialism

AGRICULTURE and COLONIALISM: The English came as traders and became our masters. Slowly and gradually, they conquered India from South to East and then headed towards the North. They emerged as the supreme power in India.

Colonial Agrarian Policy and its Impact

Before the advent of the East India Company, the rural life in India was simple and self sufficient. The British brought many changes in the field of land revenue system, agriculture, trade, industry and administration to guard their own interest.

As the British empire expanded, the amount of revenue was also increased. So much that land revenue became the biggest source of income for the Company. At this stage Land Revenue Settlements were introduced with an aim to legitimize the practice of economic exploitation. Therefore, the Zamindari System under the Permanent Settlement, was introduced in Bengal in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis.

Large parts of South and West India were put under the Ryotwari system, whereas Punjab, North-West Provinces and Awadh came under Mahalwari system.

 
 


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