One of India's oldest tribes dying of hunger

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AP , AMLASOLE, INDIA

At first glance, this tribal village in eastern India looks tranquil, surrounded by green hills and verdant forests.

But in the cool air there is a whiff of something else.

"You can smell hunger and death," said Sanatan Sabar, a gaunt young man in the remote village six hours from the sprawling port city of Calcutta.

In Amlasole, hunger is killing off members of one of India's oldest tribes, the Sabars. Trying to protect the environment and cut off militants hiding in the jungle, the government has forbidden locals from entering the forests -- the tribe's main source of food and income.

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