Factors influencing the fear of eviction among the Katkari of Sarang Katkarwadi, Maharastra, India

The Katkari are classified as a Primitive Tribal Group with specific measures for legal protection of their rights, and there are provisions in the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) to compensate land owners in cases of expropriation of land. This paper provides a rationale, co-created by the villagers, to continue learning about their land rights, and to explore more actively the options for diversifying community livelihoods. The vast majority work as bonded labour on brick-making units in the region, and fear eviction now that land has been sold to a wealthy Mumbai landowner.