Communal ownership

Joint families

Once upon a time joint families thrived and jointly owned property. In 1900s they disappeared. Also since then, there are hardly any takers for hindu joint family ownership/ taxation structure(reason being “next generation won’t think like you”).

Radhasoami Satsangh

Some religious sects appear able to manage large land holdings over the long term. Eg. Radhasoami Satsangh’s dayAlbAgh near agra had 1200 green acres by 2020. DEI

ISKCON

Seems like bhaktivedAntasvAmI prabhupAda stumbled on luddism due to “simple living high thinking” concept, that one should not be constantly bothered about nuts and bolts of complex living so as to be able to focus on “important stuff”.

  • India
    • kUrmagram near shrIkAkulam NE AP.
    • nandigrAm village near sardAr sarovar dam.
    • punjAb
    • MP
  • USA
    • 2 villages
  • Chzeck republic, Russia

Risks

Government risk: with a single stroke they can take away the lands as they did with land ceiling, tenant owner etc.. applied to hindu temples and institutions in 1960s.