Tribal Life and Forests (Tribal Life in India) (Volume-1)

The tribal people being the original inhabitants of India, constitute a significant part of this vast Nation. They have been dwelling in the forests surrounded by hills for a long period. Their social structure, their culture and their language are quite different from the general people of India. In course of time, in the post- Independence age, a lot of changes have taken place in the tribal areas due to immense endeavours of the Government for their socio-economic development. But, inspite of all endeavours, they are still poor as well as illiterate and are far from the mainstream of Indian society.

Keeping in view these facts and figures, we have tried to present a systematic study of different aspects of tribal life in different volumes so that their problems can be easily understood and fresh endeavours can be made for their socio-economic development, protecting their civilisation, culture, language and literature. It is a bare fact that with change in their socio-economic status, they are parting away from their original culture. So, protection of tribal culture is as essential as their economic development.

The present volume comprises the study of tribal life and their relation to forest in historical as well as in modern perspective. This volume consists of eleven chapters having an appendix including the forest statistics. The treatise starts with general description of the tribes in India with special reference to Southern, Central and Eastern Indian tribes.

Forest is the second aspect of this study, but it does not mean that it has got secondary position in the book, rather it occupies position, because it is closely inter-related with tribal life.

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