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In Bastar and Java, the traditional rights of tribes who lived in forests were taken away and they were forced by their colonial governments to work for them.

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The above statement is True.
In Bastar and Java, the traditional rights of forest dwellers were taken away, and they were forced by their colonial governments to work for them.
In India, the colonial government reserved two-thirds of the forests. Shifting agriculture, hunting, and harvesting forest products were illegal. The villagers suffered from taxes and colonial officials' demand for free labour and goods.
Villagers in Java were fined for grazing cattle, transporting goods without a permit, or travelling on forest roads. The Dutch needed help cutting trees, transporting logs, and preparing sleepers. Hence, the blandongdiensten system was introduced to use villagers as unpaid labours.

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