They can be economically productive though they may have retired. They maybe working voluntarily but they are not available for employment through recruitment.
They can be economically productive though they may have retired. They maybe working voluntarily but they are not available for employment through recruitment.
(i) A number of different communities live in Bastar such as Maria, Muria Gonds, Dhurwas, Bhatras and Halbas. (ii) They speak different languages but share common customs and beliefs. (iii) The people of Bastar believe that each village was given its land by the Earth, and in return they look afterRead more
(i) A number of different communities live in Bastar such as Maria, Muria Gonds, Dhurwas, Bhatras and Halbas.
(ii) They speak different languages but share common customs and beliefs.
(iii) The people of Bastar believe that each village was given its land by the Earth, and in return they look after the Earth by making some offerings at each agricultural festival.
(i) Bastar is located in the southernmost part of Chhattisgarh and borders Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra. (ii) The central part of Bastar is on a plateau. (iii) To the north of this plateau is the Chhattisgarh plain and to its south is the Godavari plain. The river Indrawati winds across BaRead more
(i) Bastar is located in the southernmost part of Chhattisgarh and borders Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra.
(ii) The central part of Bastar is on a plateau.
(iii) To the north of this plateau is the Chhattisgarh plain and to its south is the Godavari plain.
The river Indrawati winds across Bastal east to west
(i) Many communities left their traditional occupations and started trading in forest products. (ii) This happened not only in India but across the world. For example, with the growing demand for rubber in the mid-19th century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high gRead more
(i) Many communities left their traditional occupations and started trading in forest products.
(ii) This happened not only in India but across the world. For example, with
the growing demand for rubber in the mid-19th century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground, began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for supplying to traders.
(iii) Gradually, they descended to live in trading ports and became completely dependent on traders.
(i) The new forest laws changed the lives of forest dwellers in yet another way. (ii) Before the forest laws, many people who lived in or near forests had survived by hunting deer, partridges and a variety of small animals. (iii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those who wRead more
(i) The new forest laws changed the lives of forest dwellers in yet another way.
(ii) Before the forest laws, many people who lived in or near forests had survived by hunting deer, partridges and a variety of small animals.
(iii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those who were caught hunting were now punished for poaching
(i) British needed forests in order to build ships and railways. (ii) They were worried that the use of forests by local people and the reckless felling of trees by traders would destroy forests. (iii) So, they decided to invite a German expert, Dietrich Brandis, for advice and made him the first InRead more
(i) British needed forests in order to build ships and railways.
(ii) They were worried that the use of forests by local people and the reckless felling of trees by traders would destroy forests.
(iii) So, they decided to invite a German expert, Dietrich Brandis, for advice and made him the first Inspector General of Forests in India.
(i) As early as the 1850s, in the Madras Presidency alone 35,000 trees were being cut annually for sleepers. (ii) The government gave out contracts to individuals to supply, the required quantities. (iii) These contractors began cutting trees indiscriminately. Forests around the railway tracks startRead more
(i) As early as the 1850s, in the Madras Presidency alone 35,000 trees were being cut annually for sleepers.
(ii) The government gave out contracts to individuals to supply, the required quantities.
(iii) These contractors began cutting trees indiscriminately. Forests around the railway tracks started disappearing fast.
(i) In India, the forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs. (ii) In Java, before the Japanese occupied the region, the Dutch followed 'a scorched Earth policy', by destroying sawmills and burning huge piles of teaks logs, so that it would not fall into the hands of Japanese. (iiiRead more
(i) In India, the forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs.
(ii) In Java, before the Japanese occupied the region, the Dutch followed ‘a scorched Earth policy’, by destroying sawmills and burning huge piles of teaks logs, so that it would not fall into the hands of Japanese.
(iii) The Japanese also exploited the forests recklessly for their own war’ industries and forced villagers to cut down forests.
(i) Surontiko Samin of a teak forest village began questioning state ownership of forests. (ii) He argued that the state had not created the wind, water, Earth and wood, so it could not own it. (iii) Soon, he organised a widespread movement with the support of his sons-in-law and other families in hRead more
(i) Surontiko Samin of a teak forest village began questioning state ownership of forests.
(ii) He argued that the state had not created the wind, water, Earth and wood, so it could not own it.
(iii) Soon, he organised a widespread movement with the support of his sons-in-law and other families in his village.
Some Saminists protested by lying down on their land when the Dutch came to survey it, while others refused to pay taxes or fines or perform labour.
How people above the age of 59 years are called dependent population?
They can be economically productive though they may have retired. They maybe working voluntarily but they are not available for employment through recruitment.
They can be economically productive though they may have retired. They maybe working voluntarily but they are not available for employment through recruitment.
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working population is aged between l5-59 years. They are economically productive and biologically reproductive.
working population is aged between l5-59 years. They are economically productive and biologically reproductive.
See lessWhich tribes live in Bastar?
(i) A number of different communities live in Bastar such as Maria, Muria Gonds, Dhurwas, Bhatras and Halbas. (ii) They speak different languages but share common customs and beliefs. (iii) The people of Bastar believe that each village was given its land by the Earth, and in return they look afterRead more
(i) A number of different communities live in Bastar such as Maria, Muria Gonds, Dhurwas, Bhatras and Halbas.
See less(ii) They speak different languages but share common customs and beliefs.
(iii) The people of Bastar believe that each village was given its land by the Earth, and in return they look after the Earth by making some offerings at each agricultural festival.
Where is Bastar located?
(i) Bastar is located in the southernmost part of Chhattisgarh and borders Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra. (ii) The central part of Bastar is on a plateau. (iii) To the north of this plateau is the Chhattisgarh plain and to its south is the Godavari plain. The river Indrawati winds across BaRead more
(i) Bastar is located in the southernmost part of Chhattisgarh and borders Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Maharashtra.
See less(ii) The central part of Bastar is on a plateau.
(iii) To the north of this plateau is the Chhattisgarh plain and to its south is the Godavari plain.
The river Indrawati winds across Bastal east to west
How were people benefitted with the trade in forest products?
(i) Many communities left their traditional occupations and started trading in forest products. (ii) This happened not only in India but across the world. For example, with the growing demand for rubber in the mid-19th century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high gRead more
(i) Many communities left their traditional occupations and started trading in forest products.
See less(ii) This happened not only in India but across the world. For example, with
the growing demand for rubber in the mid-19th century, the Mundurucu people of Brazilian Amazon who lived in villages on high ground, began to collect latex from wild rubber trees for supplying to traders.
(iii) Gradually, they descended to live in trading ports and became completely dependent on traders.
How forest dwellers’ lives changed after new forest laws were imposed?
(i) The new forest laws changed the lives of forest dwellers in yet another way. (ii) Before the forest laws, many people who lived in or near forests had survived by hunting deer, partridges and a variety of small animals. (iii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those who wRead more
(i) The new forest laws changed the lives of forest dwellers in yet another way.
See less(ii) Before the forest laws, many people who lived in or near forests had survived by hunting deer, partridges and a variety of small animals.
(iii) This customary practice was prohibited by the forest laws. Those who were caught hunting were now punished for poaching
Why did the British appoint the first Inspector General of Forests in India?
(i) British needed forests in order to build ships and railways. (ii) They were worried that the use of forests by local people and the reckless felling of trees by traders would destroy forests. (iii) So, they decided to invite a German expert, Dietrich Brandis, for advice and made him the first InRead more
(i) British needed forests in order to build ships and railways.
See less(ii) They were worried that the use of forests by local people and the reckless felling of trees by traders would destroy forests.
(iii) So, they decided to invite a German expert, Dietrich Brandis, for advice and made him the first Inspector General of Forests in India.
What was the effect of laying down of railway lines on forests?
(i) As early as the 1850s, in the Madras Presidency alone 35,000 trees were being cut annually for sleepers. (ii) The government gave out contracts to individuals to supply, the required quantities. (iii) These contractors began cutting trees indiscriminately. Forests around the railway tracks startRead more
(i) As early as the 1850s, in the Madras Presidency alone 35,000 trees were being cut annually for sleepers.
See less(ii) The government gave out contracts to individuals to supply, the required quantities.
(iii) These contractors began cutting trees indiscriminately. Forests around the railway tracks started disappearing fast.
What was the impact of World Wars on the forests?
(i) In India, the forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs. (ii) In Java, before the Japanese occupied the region, the Dutch followed 'a scorched Earth policy', by destroying sawmills and burning huge piles of teaks logs, so that it would not fall into the hands of Japanese. (iiiRead more
(i) In India, the forest department cut trees freely to meet British war needs.
See less(ii) In Java, before the Japanese occupied the region, the Dutch followed ‘a scorched Earth policy’, by destroying sawmills and burning huge piles of teaks logs, so that it would not fall into the hands of Japanese.
(iii) The Japanese also exploited the forests recklessly for their own war’ industries and forced villagers to cut down forests.
What do you know about Samin’s challenqe?
(i) Surontiko Samin of a teak forest village began questioning state ownership of forests. (ii) He argued that the state had not created the wind, water, Earth and wood, so it could not own it. (iii) Soon, he organised a widespread movement with the support of his sons-in-law and other families in hRead more
(i) Surontiko Samin of a teak forest village began questioning state ownership of forests.
See less(ii) He argued that the state had not created the wind, water, Earth and wood, so it could not own it.
(iii) Soon, he organised a widespread movement with the support of his sons-in-law and other families in his village.
Some Saminists protested by lying down on their land when the Dutch came to survey it, while others refused to pay taxes or fines or perform labour.