Forest Dwellers & Wildlife

The heritage of the tribals was the forest.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Reside in geographical areas such as mountains and forests.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Tribes live in forests and make a living by killing animals.

— Chanda

By living in a secluded place in the forests

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Our community lives by building homes in the forests, hunting wild animals, and sustaining themselves by eating tamarind, mango, guava, and other produce found in the forest. Thus, they belong to a different way of life.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Our tribe lives in the forest, far from villages and cities, and for food, they eat mahua, dori, koyna, this street, etcetera, kola.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We tribals are completely different from other castes; our ancestors used to live in forests and sustained themselves by eating fruits, flowers, etc., from the forest.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Our tribal communities live their lives on the edge of the forest.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

We live in these forests, originating from our ancestral settlements.

— Kachala Choudhary

People of their caste live in huts in remote mountain areas and dense forests, far from civilization, which makes them distinct. Their diet is also natural, which also sets them apart.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Forest, worship, tradition, customs and rituals, food and eating habits, religious ceremonies.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Living in the forest and enduring hardships, whether it is building a home to use herbs for treating illnesses, or making a living by eating fruits and flowers, or for this.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We tribals cut down forests to build our homes and live in the forest itself. From the forest, we get roots, flowers, and delicious fruits, and we sustain our lives from them, and we also do farming.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The factors that define our tribe are mostly living around the forest, along with our dress and traditional attire.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Our tribe is different from other castes in that we are in our forest far from the city.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

People of our caste live far from here in their mountainous region, building huts, and of the forest

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Tribal people used to build homes after cutting down forests and used herbs, fruits, and food from the forest. And they used to drink Chuwada water. That's why tribal people are different.

— Chanda

Our society is like this due to living in the forest and education.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Our caste lives in the jungle, far from villages and cities, and consumes things from the jungle, and that is why they are different.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Mostly, they depend on the forest. You should feed them.

— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Due to living in the forest and lack of water.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

People of our community live in villages far from the city, building their homes in forested areas, and eat coarse grains, which makes them distinct.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The Makadia tribe's life and livelihood depend on the forest. They live by gathering and selling fruits, flowers, roots, medicinal herbs, and mushrooms from the forest as food. They respect whatever their elders say. When food in one forest runs out, they move to another forest.

— Anirudha Marai

People of our caste mostly leave the city and live in villages, far away in forests and mountains, building houses and living there. And they hunt wild animals. And al

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Due to living in the forest and illiteracy, our society is like this.

— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The main factors defining our community are mostly settlement in forest areas.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

They go into the jungle, build houses and huts, hunt birds and wild animals for their food and survival, and they eat fruits and flowers.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

People of their own caste, both from villages and cities, build their homes in the dense jungle far from the city and source their food and water from the forest.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Residents in the forest bushes have a business of various medicinal plants, and they benefit from it for food.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Forest land

— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We used to live in our nature with the forest, happily bringing forest produce. We would all eat and live together. You were climbing.

— sudhir gamanga · Gadiakhala, Ketalugurha, Rayagada

Most people of their caste live in huts built in forests, bushes, and mountains, away from the city, and eat coarse grains such as maize, wheat, and millet.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Obtaining food by hunting wild animals in the forest, eating fruits and flowers, and growing grains.

— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh