Complex sentence: Gayatri Chatterjee writes in her book that there was a belief that all these were made available by villagers without reimbursement, however, account ledgers of the production revealed that the villagers were paid.
Split into simpler sentences: Gayatri Chatterjee writes about the popular belief that all these were made available by villagers without reimbursement in her book. However, account ledgers of the production revealed that the villagers were paid.