Question

Discuss forest policy the british government and how it affected the life of the tribals

Answer 1

The tribals became the victims of the british rule. Gathering forest produce,cattle rearing,sgifting cultivation, and hunting were thier major means of livelihood. The Forest act imposed by british made thier lofe miserable.They were prohibited to enter forest when the british declared forest as protected. The british widely felled trees from forests to lay railway lines and build ships, and for plantation. The british levied tax at higher rates on the forest produce collected by the tribes. These were tbe situations which led the tribes to fight against the british.