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Buchanan: Betel Leaf Cultivation
Betel Leaf Cultivation Betel leaf vines were grown on red stony soil on a slope, and irrigated from tanks or wells using a yatam ....

Alan Machado
Sep 1, 20242 min read


Buchanan: Rice Cultivation
Buchanan classified Kanara's cultivated land into either rice fields or plantations. Rice cultivation was tedious and back breaking. The...
alan machado
Aug 12, 20245 min read


Some Summary Statistics supplied by Ravenshaw, Collector of South Kanara.
In response to a questionnaire sent by Buchanan, Ravenshaw, the Collector of South Kanara, provided the following information about the...

Alan Machado
Aug 12, 20242 min read


Buchanan: Itinerary through South Kanara
Summary of Buchanan’s itinerary through South Kanara. Map adapted from Basel Mission archives January 22, 1801 Buchanan’s first halt in...

Alan Machado
Aug 12, 20245 min read


Buchanan: 1801 Study of Kanara
In his book Sapiens , Harari observes that what gave Europe the edge over other civilizations in colonizing large regions of the world...

Alan Machado
Aug 12, 20243 min read
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