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AGRICULTURAL STRUGGLES IN 19TH CENTURY

Santhals 1855-56 Indigo revolt 1860 Maratha uprising Santhals 1855-56:            The Santhals are a group of tribals largely concentrated in Bihar. They are mainly agriculturists. The first peasant movement which took place in India dates back to Santhal insurrection of 1855-56. This in­surrection has reference to the establishment of the Permanent Land Settlement of 1793. […]

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INDIGO REVOLT 1859-60

Indigo revolt was started in the year 1859.indigo revolt or indigo rebellion was farmers uprising against the British planters who had forced them to grow indigo within unfavorable conditions. We know that indigo plantation had been started in and around 1777, with the help of nawabs of Bengal which were under the British control indigo […]

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COMMERCIALIZATION OF INDIAN AGRICULTURE DURING BRITISH – PROCESS AND ITS IMPACTS

INTRODUCTION Commercialization of agriculture is a phenomenon where agriculture is governed by commercial consideration i.e. certain specialised crops began to be grown not for consumption in village but for sale in national and even in international market. The commercialization of Indian agriculture started post 1813 when the industrial revolution in England gained pace. Commercialization of […]

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