The Imli Andolan of Bastar, 1997, and IAS official Pravir Krishna's passion for change – COUNTERVIEW.ORG
By Aman Rathi, Ashutosh Rungta and Darpan Jain* It was a fine morning, about 4 AM, in a remote village named Beliyapal, in the state of Chhattisgarh. Shiv Kumari, a tribal woman of around 40 years, readied herself to make her way to the jungle. She would walk about 5-6 km deep in the wilderness with a basket ready to collect minor forest produces (MFPs). Sal seeds and tamarind are usually found in the nearby areas. Along with some of her tribal woman friends, she would collect these and bring them back home on her headload. Every day an estimated weight of 10 kg is harvested by her, the maxim...
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