GEOG 1982 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12 India’s Drought Rebels: Ganges, Himalayas, Neoliberalism
16 Dec 2017
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Across southern india, it is monsoon season, strong rains from the indian ocean come in. However, they hit the ghats and coastal india leaving much of the central region dry. Summer monsoons amount for 4/5th of india"s total rainfall for the year. However, these monsoon seasons are becoming more and more unstable. These conditions make it impossible to grow crops in india. There is still violence that occurs in india from the maoist wars in the 60s. Maoists seem to appear where the drought advances. Drought in india causes debt, land loss, and suicides. India"s economic policies have become increasingly disjointed due to the inconsistent weather patterns. The maoist fire burns because of the weather patterns. They ruled for centuries alongside the held of the. These two charged heavy rents on farmers but did little to build up india"s infrastructure. The british controlled all of the financial records in india.
