Settling Permanently, A quick look into one of the most esoteric terms

“In the year 1793, Lord Cornwallis introduced the system of Permanent Settlement in Bengal.” These lines, or some variation thereof, were printed in my history textbook of 6th standard. The page had a small, grainy, black and white photo of an English man sitting upon a horse, printed upon cheap paper. The twelve year old kid, yours truly, was really […]