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100			_aRao, Parimala V.
245			_aNew insights into the debates on rural indebtedness in 19th century Deccan
260			_c2009
300			_ap.55-61.
362			_a24 Jan
520			_aThe peasantry in the Deccan suffered from widespread indebtedness during the 19th century, in March 1881, after touring the rural areas of Poona and Ahmadnagar districts, which were still recovering from the devastations caused by famine and the credit crunch followed by the peasant revolt of 1876-79, Mahadev Govind Ranade proposed the establishment of Agricultural-Shetkari banks. The nationalists led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak opposed the proposal. This article explores the debates on peasant indebtedness and the intervention of nationalists on behalf of the moneylenders to oppose even limited measures to assist peasants in the rural economy. - Reproduced.
650			_aPeasantry
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
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999			_c81212 _d81212