Question

Explain the statements with reasons.

People of ‘Malwa’ culture were the first farmers of Maharashtra.

Answer 1

1. The people of Malwa culture reached Maharashtra around 1600 B.C.E. Permanent villages of farmers were first established in Maharashtra by the Malwa people.
2. After arriving in Maharashtra, they came into contact with the neolithic people in Karnataka.
3. It resulted in a few changes in the pot making technology of Malwa people as far as shapes of the pots and designs are concerned.
4. Thus, they were considered the first farmers of Maharashtra as they were the first to establish in Maharashtra.