So, he says,“as a child I would steal Ringal from people's lands and make baskets, flower
vases, dustbins, pen stands and boxes for hot chapatis.".
It might rain,” he says, and puts on his shoes and woollen cap and
goes inside the house to finish his first Ringal basket of the day.
Although cutting forest bamboo without a permit from the state is prohibited(under the Forest Conservation Act of 1980),
Nain Ram has not needed a permit for Ringal because he visits the van panchayat areas
or community forests jointly controlled by the local people and the state.