Prelims · 2 Modern India · 2.5 Land revenue and economic impact

2.5.4 Commercialisation of agriculture and famines

The British pushed Indian farmers to grow crops for export and the market, which enriched traders and moneylenders, left peasants in debt, and made famines deadlier.

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Key terms

  • indigo
  • Nil Darpan
  • cotton boom
  • Deccan Riots
  • famine commissions
  • Famine Code 1883
  • Bengal famine 1943
  • Dhatu famine

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