Glimpses Of The Agricultural Heritage Of India PDF Download

To sustain the self sufficiency attained through green revolution, it is necessary to develop a suitable agricultural system. The first modern people evolved probably around 50,000 years ago and were called Homo sapien. It was from this stage that the real development began. The beginning of farming was the most influencing factor which changed the manner in which human lived. When they began to start in one place, this led to the development of villages and was followed by the various civilizations. One of the earliest civilizations of the world grew on the banks of the river Indus about 5,000 years ago. Agriculture and crafts were the main occupations of the people. The first outside invaders were the Aryana. Dynastic rule, however started with coming of coming of Maury and dynasty. King Ashoka, one of the great emperor gave special interest on tree planting and during his reign Buddhism spread all over the country. In the first quarter of the 16th century the Mughals were great conquerors, able administrators, magnificent builders, great philosophers and lovers of the nature. They have contributed more to Indian heritage. On the southern coast large sscaletrading was carried out with the Europeans and British too landed. Later various attempts were made to overthrow the british rule. These historical events were obtained from so many illustrations by various travelers also.