The Agrarian Question in India during the National Movement, 1885-1947

Constituting the norm: Interrogating the anthropocene through food geographies in the more‐than‐human worlds of western Avadh, India

“…But they did not get the support of the Indian political leadership that was challenging colonial rule while being supported by the zamindars , and thus were unable to achieve their objectives (Mittal & Kumar, 1980; Joshi, 1964). Decades later, when land reforms were enacted by independent India, the zamindars had prepared for the inevitable changes and were able to minimise the impact on themselves (Mittal & Kumar, 1980; Suri, 1987). Thus, the hierarchical system of ownership over land and resources set up in the colonial era intensified inequities, which persisted into the post‐colonial period.…”