Forest Society and Colonialism

This topic covers concepts, such as Deforestation, Deforestation in India during Colonial Rule, Expansion of Cultivation in Colonial Rule, Shipbuilding in Colonial Rule, Expansion of Railways in India in Colonial Rule & Plantation in Colonial Rule etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Introduction of Forest Management in Colonial India, Scientific Forestry in Colonial India, Indian Forest Act in Colonial Rule, Different Ideas of Good Forest during Colonial Rule, Utility of Forest Products by Villagers during Colonial Rule, Impact of Forest Act on Villagers, Shifting Cultivation during Colonial Rule, Ban on Shifting Cultivation in Colonial Rule, Impact of Forest Act on Hunting, Decline of Wildlife during Colonial Rule, Rise of Trading in Forest Products in Colonial Rule & Trade Regulations by the British Government and their Impact etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Rebellion of Forest Communities in India, Social Life of People of Bastar, Reservation in Bastar Forest, Impact of Reservation in Bastar Forest, Bastar Rebellion of 1910 & Protests for Forests after Independence etc.

This topic covers concepts, such as Forest Management by Dutch in Java, Kalangs of Java, Dutch Scientific Forestry, Blandongdiensten System, Samin’s Challenge against Dutch, War and Deforestation & New Developments in Forestry since 1980 etc.