Subaltern
Tribal rights in the forest from a subaltern perspective: an ethnographic study in West Bengal
By: SUBHANDU PATRA, SUDIP BHUI – The indigenous peoples of India, commonly referred to as tribes or Adivasis, have always lived in hilly, forested areas in various parts of the country, most of which are inaccessible. These tribes have been exploited, subjugated and marginalized from their forest rights, which were once part of their customary…

