Colonial Power and the History of Habitation, Livelihoods and Embankments in the Sundarbans and Development Dilemma in Post-Independence India

This article explores how, in revenue collection efforts, the colonial power encouraged the development of human habitation and embankment-building in the Sundarbans. It also presents us with the history of the struggle for livelihood by the marginalised people and the development dilemma in the post-independence period, particularly in the Sundarbans.