JCAryan CultureJournal of Indian History and CultureVol. 18OpenJournal of Indian History and CultureColonial Forest Policy and Deforestation in Bombay Presidency (1800-1947)By LOUIZA RODRIGUESThis paper examines the British colonial forest policy in India, focusing on the Bombay Presidency (1800–1947), to understand its ecological and socio-economic impacts. Initially driven by commercial…September 2012Vol. 18pp. 135–157Colonial Forest PolicyBombay Presidency AnalysisHistorical Deforestation Study+2