This book is about the changing character of forest laws and of livelihood of the forest dwelling tribal people in India. It analyses the impact of a number of interventions of forest laws in tribal areas. It reviews, in particular, various forest laws adopted by the British colonial government as well as the government of Independent India regarding forests and the tribals and how the judicial pronouncement paved the way for a balance between forest law and the rights of the tribals. Present study was undertaken to study the reactions of tribals to the changes in forest policy and to envisage a long-term relationship between forest policy and tribal’s economic and social interests. This book deeply expresses the rights guaranteed to them under the different Indian forest laws. Unfortunately, throughout the history of their existence till the modern days, tribal generations are facing discrimination and deprivation. The book serves as a witness to their struggles and stories and presents the major changes brought in their lives through judicial intervention.
