The anachronistic, and explosive, colonial formula of exploiting forests by denying the forest people their rights is still being followed to the letter by underdeveloped Indian administrators in the Dangs, Gujarat"s boondocks tribal belt

Alienation from traditional agricultural practices has ruined the economy of the Dangs

The systematic exploitation of the Dangs' forest wealth by outsiders is institutionalised in a colonial soap opera

It is an anomaly: the privy purse was abolished 24 years ago, yet, here, in the Dangs, they still exist. The British ruled in the Dangs under the foreign territories regulations. In 1947 it acceeded

The Dangis have been systematically stripped of their wealth and their rights and today they rank among the poorest

Corruption finished off a movement which could have unlocked the door to prosperity

The Vankars of Gujarat have reclaimed saline wastelands in Gujarat after 9 years of bloody struggle

Jan-Feb 1995 •Preparation for relocation and rehabilitation of the local people from proposed national park area in Kuno with their consent. •Translocation of captured nilgai, sambar

The concern over protecting the Asiatic lion relegated forestdwellers to secondary status in Gir

The introduction of the lion to the Kuno forests has been meticulously planned