Agrarian structure and population in India: a selective survey.

This paper attempts to interpret Indias demographic regime in general and that of the agrarian population in particular in a historical perspective. The agrarian structure and population are examined on the premise of the salience of the social relations of production. The focus is on the historical emergence of the agrarian class in India and the accompanying processes of population change. The study covers the precolonial colonial and postcolonial periods. (EXCERPT)