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Farmers and agriculture during British rule After gaining civil power in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha, the British got a vast area to increase their revenue. They started collecting more and more revenue at the expense of the peasantry and agriculture. As a result, the peasantry was ruined. Many times, farmers could not pay the revenue even by selling their household ornaments. As a result, their land was sold. Many of the farmers' land was drowned in debt. Some farmers became victims of the heavy interest rate of the moneylenders and became ruined. Agriculture collapsed. In this, a severe famine occurred in Bengal in 1770 AD. Millions of people died due to starvation. The Governor General named Cornwallis implemented a revenue system called permanent indentured servitude. According to this system, the company fixed the land revenue for each year. The permanent rights of the land were given to the landlords, that is, the company created a landlord class that would stand by its side by...

  Social movement Social movement is known as social movement. In English, the word 'Social Movement' is used for it. Since social movement or agitation ultimately takes place in society, its direct or indirect impact on the social system is felt. Hence, the word 'social movement' has been used in this unit. The term 'social movement' was first used in the 19th century, at that time it was used in a specific sense, and today this term has started being used to refer to many events such as the farmers' movement, farm labour movement, youth movement, labour movement, freedom movement, land grant movement, Navnirman movement in Gujarat, etc. At different times and under different circumstances, demands are made by different sections of society to create new systems instead of traditional institutions or values; but the demand for change is resisted and efforts are also made to maintain the existing systems and old habits. Thus, there is some form of conflict be...

Mass media and society Introduction Students, in the previous unit we saw that a communication revolution is essential for globalization.We will get information about these means of mass communication in this unit. Students, when the school bell rings and you go to class, you greet the teacher and the teacher greets you. You read the newspaper, you talk on the phone or you watch television - all this is made possible by communication. Communication is called Communication in English. The word Communication is derived from the Latin Commun. In Hindi, words like Sanchar, Informasi, Sanchar Vyavastha, Sansgarg etc. are used. In Gujarati, words like Sanchar, Sanchar, Pratyayan etc. are used. If there is one basic need among the essential needs of human society, it is communication. Communication is such an interaction between two or more parties, in which the parties produce an internal or external effect on each other through sensory and physical means. The process of communication begins...