Box MS-037 Box 38

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Consists of newspaper clippings on Karnala bird sanctuary

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Publicity material, correspondence, and profiles and studies of Koyna dam region

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Consists of the yearly report of the Malvan Taluka Shramik Machimar Sangh (Malvan Taluka Fishing Labourers Group); and clipping on Malvan fishermen's protest against a wildlife sanctuary.

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Consists mostly of correspondence from 1992-1998. This includes correspondence from and to Bittu Sahgal and Ashish Kothari on issues pertaining to Melghat and protests at Chikhaldara, including members of the Narmada Bachao Andolan, Khoj and others. Contains multlingual material in English and Marathi.

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Consists of correspondence, notes and conference notes. The material pertains to the Maharashtra Tribal Forum as well as Melghat. Contains multlingual material in English and Marathi.

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Consists of correspondence in early 2000, as well as reports and publicity material. This includes discussions between Ashish Kothari and Bittu Sahgal of project direction, correspondence with government officials (such as Praveensingh Pardeshi, then collector at Latur), postcards and handwritten notes. Contains multlingual material in English and Marathi.

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Consists of correspondence between Neeraj Vagholikar, Ashish Kothari and the organisation Khoj. Includes reports from Khoj on resettlement, as well as meeting summaries. Also includes correspondence with Robert Chapman regarding community resource pool. Contains multlingual material in English and Marathi.

Scope and Contents Consists of note on the proposed denotification of 500 square kilometres of the Melghat Tiger Sanctuary filed in the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court; reports of the assembly held by the Swayamsevi Sanstha on the development of Melghat, the 7th meeting of the Expert Committee for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects; and summaries of key discussions at Bori village; a rebuttal of charges and clarification on issues raised by the Bombay Environmental Action Group in the Melghat Study;...

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Consists of media clippings and updates on Melghat, pertaining to tiger sanctuary and poaching threats as well as the livelihood and human rights of the Korku people in Melghat and Bori, including issues of malnutrition, education and settlement. Contains multlingual material in English and Marathi.

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Consists of documents related to petitions for forest rights of inhabitants of the Melghat Reserve. Includes lists of persons deemed to be encroaching.

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Consists of drafts on issues of indigenous rights; as well as conference and workshop reports of symposium of issues in tribal areas, organised by Maharashtra Tribal Forum; workshop paper by Praveensingh Pardeshi (then collector of Latur) on a strategy for joint biodiversity management in Maharashtra; issue of newsletter 'Adivasi Samvad'; and brochure. Contains multlingual material in English and Marathi.