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Thanjavur Caste Dynamics and Peasant Struggles by gowtham is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the historical development of land ownership and the oppression of peasants in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. During colonial times, a feudal system of land ownership developed where powerful upper caste landlords monopolized the most fertile lands. This rigid caste structure restricted land ownership to only the upper castes and forced lower castes into manual labor. Under British colonial rule in the 19th century, the Ryotwari system increased the debt and hardship of peasants by prioritiz
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