Question

how was the tribal life affected by the law of British

Answer 1

Under the British India the forest laws were strictly followed.

The British government divided the Indian forest into several categories according to the usage of the material from the forest.
the different categories included :-

1)reserved forest

2)protected forests

3)village forests


all these types of forests were categorised in these different types according to the material which was obtained from the forest .

reserve forest was the forest from which the British government obtained its products. these forests were completely under the British government and no Indian individual was allowed to enter these reserved forest. basically, Reserve Forest was meant for Timber or teak cultivation which was required by the British government.

protected forest was under the inspectors or the forest officers.
people had to pay certain amount of revenue or tax or food or do some work for the Inspector or forest officer in order to enter the protected forest.
this protected forest was a sign of despotic British power. moreover the inspectors or the officers gained a huge amount of profit from these forests.


village forests were open for all the Villagers. The people living in the village could enter these village forest and obtain their day to day needs like wood, leaves, fruits, etc.

among all these forests the best forest with good quality of plants was reserved forest and the worst forest with least quality and least quantity was village forest.



in earlier times the Indians were completely dependent on forest.
The villages obtained the daily requirement from the forest. they got wood, fruits, leaves and many more things from the forest only. Also, they obtained certain amount of medicinal plants from the forest which were used as medicines for them.
village products also acted as a source of income for many villages as the wood which they fetched from the forest was utilised for making several instruments like rat traps, etc.

many substances were extracted from the forest - the opium and the tobacco leaves were present in the forest and these acted as a source of income for many villages as the sold these leaves in the international market as well as the national market.


but after the forest protection act of 1927 the Britishers banned all these activities. The villages where restricted from entering the reserved and protected forest. the village forest did not contain any quality goods for the daily requirements. so, this affected the village people to a great extent. The villages lacked various substances for their livelihood.

many professional Hunters lost their occupation as they were restricted from hunting.
new laws brought a drastic changes in the Indian village society. The people started the revolt against the malicious British laws of the forest and also broke certain laws and entered the reserved and protected forest without any permission.

hence, the new laws brought a great change in the life of village people it gave adverse effect on village people living in the Indian country. These laws were directly affecting the Indian economy as well as the Indian village people.

Answer 2

Colonial rule affected the tribal lives in the following ways: ... The tribal chiefs lost many of their administrative powers and had to follow the rules which were formulated by the British. They also had to pay taxes to the British. They were exploited by traders and moneylender