<p>The adivasis of Kerala historically remained outside of developmental yardstick of the ‘Kerala model development’. Despite the constitutional and legal protection, adivasis still lag behind as beneficiaries of the development model. This has led to many conflicts between state and adivasis in Kerala. It, thus demands conscientious attention to reshape state’s planning and development to be inclusive to indigenous people. The relocation of adivasis from Wayanad wildlife sanctuary is recent example on that. In order to understand that bridging gap between that this paper used method of understanding adivasis voice to deconstruct colonial discourses through the ethnographic method. The colonial knowledge characterized indigenous people as primitive, old and incorrect people, rather understanding their realities and life. Thus, in this consideration, it is very important to decolonize the methodologies which were exercised only on coherent narratives. The Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s concept of <em>Decolonizing Methodologies</em> this regard is important, because this methodological underpinning aimed to deconstruct colonial methodologies used as a primary textual reference in adopting methodologies during the field work. Therefore, this paper analyses how the state’s planning of conservation fails to understand adivasi aspirations, how the protective provisions of constitution and other legal safeguards sabotages in the name of conservation. The research looks different aspects how environmentalist’s perception of conservation, government’s perception of development and adivasis see resources and their difference. The research will explicate each of their perceptions in arriving at points of convergence and divergence. Therefore, it will trace how adivasi livelihoods are articulated by them and by the exclusionary regime (state, corporate/private and market) through different forms of appropriation with reference to the Kattunayakan community (PVTG), Wayanad wildlife sanctuary, Kerala.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong> </strong></p>
