Farming in British India

Some Impressions of British Farming

Language and Farming Spread in India

Most maternal lineages of present-day Indians derive from a common ancestor in mtDNA haplogroup M that split into Indian, eastern Asian, Papuan, and Australian subsets 40,000-60,000 mtDNA-years ago. The second major component in Indian maternal heredity lines traces back to the split of haplogroup U into Indian, western Eurasian and northern African variants approximately at the same time. The ...

Salmon Farming in British Columbia: Industry Evolution and Government Response

Disclaimer This document is a synthesis of the events as compiled by me from a wide variety of sources, both written and oral. Being a freelance contributor to several industry publications, this document was intended for public education purposes only. This document was compiled in the spring of 1996 in advance of the public meetings of the Salmon Aquaculture Review, conducted by the Environme...

Determinants of Primary Schooling in British India

This paper explores the provision of schooling in colonial India when British administrators dictated education policy. Although public and private funds were used to expand and improve the public education system, there were fewer than 3 primary schools for every 10 villages as late as 1911. To explore the impact of the funding system on the provision of schools, I empirically analyze the link...

Public Health and Medicine in British India:

In the years between 1760 and 1860, India was the main focus of European colonial expansion. Under the auspices of the East India Company, the British annexed territory, first, in Bengal and southern India, and later in the north and west of the subcontinent. The north-eastern territories of Assam and Sikkim were also brought under British rule during the nineteenth century, together with what ...