WEBVTT 1 00:00:09.958 --> 00:00:12.541 Let me begin with a brief background of my research. 2 00:00:12.541 --> 00:00:14.933 line:15% The Nallamala Forest in the southern part of India 3 00:00:14.933 --> 00:00:17.597 line:15% is home to a large population of tigers, 4 00:00:17.597 --> 00:00:19.247 as well as the Chenchu people 5 00:00:19.247 --> 00:00:21.664 living in indigenous manners. 6 00:00:22.743 --> 00:00:25.143 Now, suddenly, it's 1970 and tigers 7 00:00:25.143 --> 00:00:28.226 are recognized as endangered species. 8 00:00:30.322 --> 00:00:33.674 The government decides to protect the tiger population 9 00:00:33.674 --> 00:00:36.194 and also bring socioeconomic development 10 00:00:36.194 --> 00:00:37.994 to the Chenchu people. 11 00:00:37.994 --> 00:00:40.678 In order to do this the government decides 12 00:00:40.678 --> 00:00:42.560 to remove the people from the forest 13 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:44.706 to the nearby towns and cities. 14 00:00:44.706 --> 00:00:47.360 Now, the forest has become a tiger reserve 15 00:00:47.360 --> 00:00:51.243 and the people have become internally displaced persons. 16 00:00:51.243 --> 00:00:53.488 Now, the government has been providing 17 00:00:53.488 --> 00:00:55.572 a lot of developmental initiatives, 18 00:00:55.572 --> 00:01:00.155 such as land for agriculture, employment, roads, water, 19 00:01:01.736 --> 00:01:04.743 and health and education subsidies 20 00:01:04.743 --> 00:01:07.579 for the holistic development of the Chenchu people. 21 00:01:07.579 --> 00:01:11.861 However, there has been an uneven or unequal result 22 00:01:11.861 --> 00:01:14.307 of this developmental agenda. 23 00:01:14.307 --> 00:01:16.758 If providing these developmental initiatives 24 00:01:16.758 --> 00:01:20.007 is how the government is defining development, 25 00:01:20.007 --> 00:01:21.753 how are the Chenchu people defining 26 00:01:21.753 --> 00:01:23.328 their own development? 27 00:01:23.328 --> 00:01:24.669 What is their narrative? 28 00:01:24.669 --> 00:01:25.923 Are they happy? 29 00:01:25.923 --> 00:01:29.081 This is where my research intervenes. 30 00:01:29.081 --> 00:01:31.783 The Chenchu people have been living 31 00:01:31.783 --> 00:01:35.635 in traditional forms from time immemorial. 32 00:01:35.635 --> 00:01:39.033 So, my research looks at three aspects. 33 00:01:39.033 --> 00:01:43.893 What is the Chenchu's perspective on the development, 34 00:01:43.893 --> 00:01:45.726 on tiger conservation, 35 00:01:48.135 --> 00:01:50.216 empowerment, identity? 36 00:01:50.216 --> 00:01:54.343 And secondly, what is the government's initiative 37 00:01:54.343 --> 00:01:57.357 or strategies for the displacement of the people? 38 00:01:57.357 --> 00:02:00.411 And thirdly, how has this displacement itself 39 00:02:00.411 --> 00:02:04.281 affected the social, economic, and political 40 00:02:04.281 --> 00:02:06.501 living conditions of the people? 41 00:02:06.501 --> 00:02:09.987 Now, you may ask, why is my research important at all? 42 00:02:09.987 --> 00:02:13.167 First of all, my research acts as an effective mediator 43 00:02:13.167 --> 00:02:17.961 between the Chenchu people and the government's policies. 44 00:02:17.961 --> 00:02:21.381 It sees if the people's expectations 45 00:02:21.381 --> 00:02:25.213 and the government's provisions are matching. 46 00:02:25.213 --> 00:02:27.635 Secondly, my research findings 47 00:02:27.635 --> 00:02:29.464 can help the government formulate 48 00:02:29.464 --> 00:02:32.547 its own developmental policies to suit 49 00:02:32.547 --> 00:02:36.721 the Chenchu people's definition of development. 50 00:02:36.721 --> 00:02:39.365 On the whole, my research tries to attain 51 00:02:39.365 --> 00:02:42.141 a win-win situation between the government 52 00:02:42.141 --> 00:02:44.203 and the Chenchu people. 53 00:02:44.203 --> 00:02:45.036 Thank you.