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There are many similarities in the way in which the modern world forced changes in the lives of pastoral communities in India and East Africa. Write about any two examples of changes which were similar for Indian pastoralists and the Maasai herders.  

Answer:

Both India and East Africa were under the control and dominance of the European colonial powers with similar intentions and objectives.   In both places, the pastoral communities lost the pasture land because the colonial powers took control of these pastures and brought .them under cultivation.   Both in India and East Africa, forest laws were made and the pastoralists were not permitted to use the forests for grazing or taking out forest produce.   So, in India and Africa, the pastures or the grazing land declined and created a lot of hardship for the pastoral communities.