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Impact of Colonialism in India

Telangana Board · Class 9 · Social Studies

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Pre-Colonial Forest Use

  • Adivasis and villagers were traditional forest owners who used forests sustainably
  • They practiced hunting, gathering wood, fruits, flowers, herbs, and cattle grazing
  • Shifting cultivation (Jhum cultivation) was commonly practiced
2

British Colonial Forest Policies

  • British needed large quantities of wood for railways, ships, buildings, and mines
  • Railway expansion: 8,000 km (1879) to 50,000 km (1910)
  • One crore wooden sleepers needed annually for new railway lines
3

Adivasi Revolts and Resistance

  • Multiple tribes affected: Baiga, Muria, Gond, Bhil, Koya, Reddy, Kolam, Saora
  • Adivasis forced to become laborers or bonded workers
  • Forest Department officials abused power through beatings, fines, forced labor
4

British Industrial Policy in India

  • First cloth mills established in Mumbai and Ahmedabad in 1850s
  • Indian industrialists demanded protective tariffs on British goods
  • British government refused to protect Indian industry initially

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Before British ruleThe British commercialized forests for railwayVarious tribal communities revolted against colonialThe British government initially opposed IndianIndustrial workers faced harsh conditions

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