October 13, 1979 Agricultural Economy of Kumaon Hills A Comment J Bandyopadhyay WHILE we agree with Sri Madhava Ashish (EPW, June 23) about the ecological sensitivity of Kumaon area, we disagree with him on some major points regarding his interpretation of the causes of ecological crisis in the Himalayan forests. In Ashish's view, "The agricultural economy of one particular hill region
