The author is a researcher based in Delhi and hails from Madhya Pradesh. Her research interests lie in intersectional feminism, workers' rights, the rights of tribal entities, and the study of violence. She did her Master's at the Centre for the Study of Social Inclusion, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
When the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972 was passed, it was hailed as a milestone in India’s environmental history. In practice, however, it created a hierarchy of life in which forests and wildlife were to be protected while people were to be removed.
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