Question

Why was hunting popular in India? what were its effect?

Answer 1

hunting was popular because the british thought that wild animals were a threat to cultivators .so reward were given and hunting reached to such an extent that the animals almost became extinct

Answer 2

Hunting was popular in India because

• The British felt that wild animals were risky and they wished to be killed, bonuses were given for eradicating animals such as lions, tigers, mammoths, etc.
• In India, Hunting was a role of the culture and traditions of the royal kings and aristocrats, and they did it as a piece of their happiness and to show their strength and heroism.
• As we have discovered several Mughal paintings portray the scene of how royal people are celebrating hunting. Britishers thought that large animals were the emblem of a wild, basic and cruel society. They cited people for hunting huge and wild animals.
• As an effect, Hunting by these people had heightened to a such degree during the British rule that most of the animals came to be extinct.

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