Abstract:
The paper makes an attempt to analyse the agrarian system in early colonial South Kanara. It covers the first three decades of the English East India Company's administration in the region. In this context, South Kanara denotes the Southern Division of the Province of Kanara and Soonda of the Madras Presidency. The Southern Division of Kanara consisted of Barkur, Bekal (Kasaragod), Buntwal and Mangalore Taluks.
