DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN SOCIETY
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Central india
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North india
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South India
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East india
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Baiga are an ethnic group found in central India primarily in the state of Madhya Pradesh, and in smaller numbers in the surrounding states of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. The largest number of Baiga is found in Baiga-chuk in Mandla district and Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-2: -Baigas are a forest community of Central India. In 1892, after their shifting cultivation was stopped, they petitioned to the government: ‘’We daily starve, having had no foodgrain in our possession.
Detailed explanation-3: -(i) The Baigas were a tribal group living in central India. (ii) Verrier Elwin visited their land because he was very curious about them. He wanted to know their customs, and practices, their art, and folklore. (iii) The songs that he recorded lamented the hard time the Baigas were having under British rule.