People's Archive of Rural India Hunting for crabs in the shadow of the Bengal tiger Pushed deeper into the mangrove forests, fisherwomen in the Sundarbans work in constant fear of tigers
People's Archive of Rural India Widowed by tigers, abandoned by the state Every year, estimates indicate, around 100 men are killed by tigers in the Sundarbans. A bureaucratic maze then disallows their widows from getting compensation, forcing them to live in distress and penury
People's Archive of Rural India The sting of bees and the tyranny of tigers The ‘mouleys’ or honey collectors of the Sundarbans work without safeguards in dense and dangerous jungles – encountering crocodiles, tigers and the diktats of the Forest Department
