About the Book: Famines and Agrarian Conditions in South India: A Case Study of
Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh
The poverty of the people was culminated in a series of famines which ravaged
all parts of India in the second half of the nineteenth century. There were
around 20 famine years between 1860-1908. According to one estimate, nearly 29
million people died during famines from 1854-1901.
The South India, particularly Madras Presidency also witnessed similar
experience of having a series of famines during the period between 1870-1900.
Four major famines were occurred in 1876-78, 1891-92, 1896-97, 1899-1900.
The present study will look into different