A History of Agriculture in India v1.c21.s2.4
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c21.s2.4
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v1.c21.s2.4
Sinha thus describes *penda*, or shifting cultivation, practised by the Maria Gonds of the Abujhmar Hills: "The cultural pattern of the Hill Maria centres around the principal subsistence economy of *penda*, shifting cultivation. The technology of shifting cultivation is intimately adjusted to the ecology of Abujhmar Hills."