Question

thesis of land ownership pattern in india on the notes of sociology

Answer 1

Since the beginning of human existence man has directed his activities towards the earth resources and has used and misused them for his selfish motives. The history of man‟s use and misuse of land goes back to pre-history. Man was once a carnivorous hunting animal along with other carnivores in the jungle. The discovery of tools for hunting and farming and fire for cooking food and intercommunication through speech and gestures, early man could establish a greater advantage over the rest. A major revolution came when he tamed wild animals and discovered the mode of cultivation. The beginning of agriculture transformed the life of early man. It meant anchorage for early man to soil. Thus, the land became the bases of all his socio-economic activities and the prime resource. Land may be regarded as space, surface or room within and upon which life takes place. Land is fixed in quantity and it is indestructible because space cannot be destroyed or increased. The proper use of land was a matter of concern ever in history. For the purpose of proper land utilization, tenancy system was introduced from the very early times. Tenancy system or the land tenure pattern implies a system according to which land is held by an individual or the actual tiller of the soil. Land tenure also refers to the conditions under which land is occupied. Though a comprehensive and specific definition of „tenure‟ has not been laid 3 down by any law till date, this term had been in common use everywhere in modern times. 1 Etymologically, the Latin root of „tenure‟ is „teno‟ which means „to hold.‟ Land tenure, thus, refers to the provisions under which land is held. It includes all the conditions of possession, control, use and occupancy of land by both the landlords and the tenants. In a wider sense, the term signifies much more than the mere ownership rights over the land.