Mundal Singh's lifetime coincided with the consolidation of British colonial rule over Central India. This period witnessed unprecedented extraction of resources, imposition of foreign governance systems, and systematic attacks on tribal autonomy and cultural systems. Yet this was also a period of indigenous resistance. Across India, communities fought to maintain their independence and dignity. Mundal Singh's genius was recognizing that individual communities needed to unite to effectively resist imperial power—a revolutionary insight that informed his entire life's work. His timeline is inseparable from the broader history of colonial conquest and indigenous resistance, but it is also deeply particular—shaped by the specific ecology, cultures, and political realities of Central Indian tribal regions.