India is recognized all over the world as the abode of many spices since time immemorial. The importance of spices can be traced from vasco-da-Gama’s time, and the Indian spices still occupy a prominent position in the international trade. However there is shrinkage in the export volume in recent time in respect of some spices like black pepper, ginger and small cardamom due to competition from other countries as well as increase of price in the domestic ...
Development and Social Change in Rural India offers a clear insight into changing rural society as a result of the modernizing impact of community development programmes in East U.P. The author has collected his data from two villages in the Manihari Block of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh. The book begins with a survey of the theoretical literature on the concept of social change and goes on to show how the villagers have been adopting and accepting modern ...