Day: December 10, 2021

Q. Discuss the forest dwellers and its interaction with outside in Mughal India. [10 Marks] Ans: Beyond settled villages: There was more to rural India than sedentary agriculture. Apart from the intensively cultivated provinces in northern and north-western India, huge swathes of forests – dense forest (jangal) or scrubland (kharbandi) – existed all over eastern […]

Q. Give a brief account of Women in Agrarian Society in Mughal India. [10 Marks]  Ans: Women formed an essential part of the agrarian economy in Mughal India. Agricultural and artisanal production was largely based on household labour, where women worked alongside men in the fields and in related crafts. Their roles ranged from sowing, […]