I am a Tribal Man !!!

“I am a tribal Man

Is it my fault that my ancestors settled in places so distant,

Who is responsible for the basic amenities I don’t get

I am a tribal man.

People say that I exploit reservations

Yes I have reservation in infant mortalities and other related deaths

I am reserved for staying without roads, hospital or any school, beyond these forests, 

I am a tribal man, I am a tribal man.”

Nidhi Bansal 

P.S.->These lines were written during my fieldwork in Kojawara Village of Udaipur, Rajasthan.