Question

Several profound transformations in the nature of social relations in rural areas took place in the post-independence period, especially in those regions that underwent the Green Revolution. Name any two transformations.

Answer 1

The transformations in social relations that took place were:

1. The mode of payment shifted from kind (grain) to cash transactions.
2. There was a rise of a class of 'free' wage labourers.
3. There is an increase in the use of agricultural labour as cultivation becomes more intensive.