Rent Question and its Impact on the Peasants of Rarh Bengal (1820-1860)
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2021-03
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Karatoya : North Bengal University journal of History
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Sarkar, Bijoy Kumar
Priyadarshini, Verma
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University of North Bengal
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Sen, A. (2021). Rent Question and its Impact on the Peasants of Rarh Bengal (1820-1860). Karatoya : North Bengal University Journal of History, 14, 74–93. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4854
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Sen, Arundhuti
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Abstract
history of peasants form an interesting theme in the agrarian studies
of Bengal.The central theme of peasant studies revolves on the notion of ‘rent’
which is the root cause of their exploitation. Research works on the origin of rent,
their circulation in the economy is well known discourse in Bengal. However,
research work on the imposition and operations of rent laws, its impact on the
agrarian structure, at intra-regional level is less known. Based on this concept, the
present paper seeks to explore the notion of rent, its variation, its circulation in the
economy, and finally the background that necessitated formulation of rent Act X of
1859 and its immediate consequences on the peasantry in the select districts of
Rarh Bengal.(Burdwan, Bankura, Midnapore). While extrapolating the issue, the
paper also tries to bring the inner strife between the occupancy and non-occupancy
tenure of the peasants, their role in safeguarding their rights and finally the
consequences of the rent legislation on them during 1820-1860.
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Peasant, Rent, zamindars, legislation Agriculture, Rarh
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14
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2229-4880
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74 - 93