New occupations: Many communities left their traditional occupations and started trading in forest products.
Employment: Before the arrival of the Europeans, the locals were dependent on nature for their livelihood, but now they started getting regular jobs. Many of them joined the forests department as workers and watchmen.
Forest products: After the arrival of Europeans, the waste products of the forests also got the market value. Locals started selling latex to the traders.
New class of people: With the development of industry and plantation and other economic activities, a new class of people was created which was not dependent on nature for their livelihood.
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