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Colonialism And The Countryside
What was Damin-i-Koh? How it came into being?
Damin-i-Koh was the land of Santhals situated in the Rajmahal hills. British persuaded the Santhals to live in the foothils of Rajmahal by giving land to them. By 1832, a large part of land was demarcated as Damin-i-Koh and was declared as land of Santhals. They had to live in this region, practise plough agriculture and had to become settled agriculturalists. There was a stipulation in the certificate of land grants that the minimum of 1/10 of the total area had to be cleared and had to be cultivated within the first 10 years. Whole of this region was surveyed and mapped. This region was enclosed first 10 years. Whole of this region was surveyed and mapped. This region was enclosed y boundary pillars. In this way this region was separated from the world of settled agriculturists of plains and Paharias of the hills.
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In what way was the livelihood of the Paharias different from that of the Santhals?
How did the American Civil War affect the lives of ryots in India?
What are the problems of using official sources in writing about the history of peasants?
On an outline map of the subcontinent, mark out the areas described in this chapter. Find out whether there were other areas where the Permanent Settlement and the Ryotwari system were prevalent and plot these on the map as well.
Mention the revenue system introduced by the British in Bombay Deccan with one of its main characteristics.
Why was British introduce new systems of revenue?
Explain any two observations made by Buchanan that helped the English East India Company to expand its trade in India.
How did the British encourage the Santhals to settle in Rajmahal hills?
Explain briefly the importance of the Deccan Riots Report of 1878.
What is known as the Sunset Law?
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