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explain similarities of colonial forest management in bastar & java

 Hi,

There are many similarities between colonial management of the forests in Bastar and in Java. Only difference being that in case of India, it were the British and in case of  Java , it were the Dutch.

The similarities are :

  • Use of scientific forestry
  • exploitation of the forest for commercial purposes
  • The communities in both the cases : Kalangs in Java and Gonds and Dhurvas in Bastar ,were shifting cultivators.
  • Forest laws weaned the forests communities from the forests and forbidden from its use.
  • Rents were imposed on the people for grazing their animals
  • In both the cases, conflicts broke out. 

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Use of scientific forestry
exploitation of the forest for commercial purposes
The communities in both the cases : Kalangs in Java and Gonds and Dhurvas in Bastar ,were shifting cultivators.
Forest laws weaned the forests communities from the forests and forbidden from its use.
Rents were imposed on the people for grazing their animals
In both the cases, conflicts broke out.
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the similarities between colonial management of forest in Baster and Java were

The dutch started the colonial forest management in java just as the british had done in india for timber.The villagers in bastar were allowed to stay on reserved forests ,if they provided free labour for timber firms.The blandongdiensten  system in java demanded free labour from forests villagers cutting nd transporting wood just as kalangs uprising in java war quelled in 1770,The bastar residents revolt was also suppressed by british ,in 1910..

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  • used timber for building ships
  • exploited the natural resources
  • people revolted against the oppresive rules made by the govt

hope this helps

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Its there in the meritnation website for social science NCERT answers.

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