Question

17. The writer was grateful for
the Adivasi people because--​

Answer 1

Answer:

The author feels what people call progress like using hybrid seeds as against the traditional variety and using chemical fertilizers and pesticides is ruining the soil and leading to a loss of biodiversity. This will ultimately lead to barren lands and global warming. Hence, he was grateful for people like the old woman who held on to traditional ways and unknowingly also held on to the rich biodiversity of a land. he was grateful for protecting traditional things in such villages