Re: [datameet] Re: Madhya Pradesh Village/ Town Name Question

2014-09-18 Thread Sharad Lele [शरच्चंद्र लेले]
Milind: Correction: i did some more reading, and it seems that Mahalwari was in UP what Malguzari was in MP. See below. Sharad On 19-Sep-14 10:39 AM, Emkay wrote: Ryotwari is right, Sharadjee, to my knowledge. In some places Mal could mean Mahalwari too. Don't know if Malgujari means the

Re: [datameet] Re: Madhya Pradesh Village/ Town Name Question

2014-09-18 Thread Sharad Lele [शरच्चंद्र लेले]
I have not quite figured out what Mahalwari means, but wikipedia says Mahalwari was in Uttar Pradesh, and it sounds more like zamindari. I am very sure that the system in Madhya Pradesh was Malguzari, see this Supreme Court Case: http://indiankanoon.org/doc/217259/ Sharad On 19-Sep-14 10:39

[datameet] Re: Madhya Pradesh Village/ Town Name Question

2014-09-18 Thread Emkay
Ryotwari is right, Sharadjee, to my knowledge. In some places Mal could mean Mahalwari too. Don't know if Malgujari means the same as Mahalwari --Milind Khadilkar On Friday, September 19, 2014 10:13:51 AM UTC+5:30, Sharad Lele wrote: > > My understanding is that "Mal" means "Malguzari" and "Ryt"

[datameet] Re: Madhya Pradesh Village/ Town Name Question

2014-09-18 Thread Sharad Lele
My understanding is that "Mal" means "Malguzari" and "Ryt" means "Ryotwari". Different land revenue systems were in vogue during the British period, and these are two of them. Sharad On Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:31:39 PM UTC+5:30, Justin Meyers wrote: > > In the census data for Madhya Pr

[datameet] Madhya Pradesh Village/ Town Name Question

2014-09-18 Thread Justin Meyers
In the census data for Madhya Pradesh, there are numerous locations with Mal. or Ryt. in their name. Does anyone know what this means? Rail Yard Town maybe? I have no idea about Mal. Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Justin -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in In