NCERT Class 9 History Chapter 4: Forest Society and Colonialism | English | CBSE

Dr. Manishika Jain explains NCERT Class 9 History Chapter 4: Forest Society and Colonialism

What forest gives us?
Books, desks and tables, doors and windows, dyes, tendu leaf in bidis, gum, honey, coffee, tea and rubber
B/w 1700 & 1995 – 13.9 million sq. km. of forest or 9.3% was cleared for industrial use

Deforestation
Disappearance of forests
In 1600, 1/6th of India’s landmass was under cultivation & now it has increased to half
In colonial period, cultivation expanded
British encouraged production of jute, sugar, cotton – demand increased & production of raw material increased
Early 10th century – believed forest as unproductive and wilderness – so idea was to bring them under cultivation, increase yield and enhance income
B/w 1880 & 1920 – cultivated area rose by 6.7 million hectares
Sleepers for railways – adivasis were hired to cut sal trees
In Australia – when settlers came – they believed land was empty or terra nullius


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Forest Society and Colonialism @0:05
Deforestation @5:26
Central America @7:20
Plantation @9:09
Commercial Forestry @9:42
Dietrich Brandis @9:45
Villagers Wanted Mix of Species @11:22
Hard Wood Trees @11:32
Forest Rules Affect Cultivation @12:17
Shifting Swidden Cultivation @12:24
Taungya Cultivation@15:33
Could Hunt @15:48
New Trades, New Employments and New Services @16:29
Rebellion in Forest @17:47
Bastar @18:16
Fears of People @19:39
Indonesia @22:09
Biandongdiensten System@23:38
Samin’s Challenge @24:42
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