Resource & Assessment in Historical Perspective : A pre-independence Indian case study

Geography

There has been interaction between man and environment right from the time when man advented on the mother Earth till now .The parts of environment brought to our use were treated as assets which are known as resources in modern terminology . Utilization of resource in various ways for the welfare and progress of human being has chequered the history and it had to be come through different stages . Each stage of resource has its own specialities and peculiarities . India is fortunate enough because its early literatures like the Vedas , the Upnishads , the Purans etc . have details of resources use . Indian economy had been playing a vital role in the world economy till the 11th century due to vast natural resources , but exploitation and mismanagement by the foreign invaders and by the Britishers hindered their optimal utilization .

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