Syllabus

Module 1: Concept of Tribe, Tribes as indigenous people, Scheduled Tribes in India, Distribution of STs in India, Classification of tribes: Racial and Linguistic, Major tribes in India, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, Tribe and Caste.

Module 2: Tribes in Pre-Colonial India, Colonial India and Post-Colonial India
De-notified, Nomadic and Semi-nomadic tribes
Tribal Culture: Social, economic, political and religious dimensions

Module 3: Tribal problems in India – Land alienation, Indebtedness, Education, Forest Policy and Tribals, health, Impact of Development on Tribal life (Industrialization and Urbanization), Displacement and Rehabilitation, Tribal movements in post-independent India Inter-tribal disparities and conflicts.

Module 4: Policies and approaches towards tribal communities in India: Isolation, Assimilation and Integration – pre and post-independence periods Constitutional safe-guards for tribes Tribal development programmes – S.M.P.T. Blocks, I.T.D.P., M.A.D.A. and Development of PVTGs Tribal Sub-Plan – Scheduled Tribe Component.

Module 5: Trends of tribal studies in India, emergence of tribal studies as an academic discipline.

To introduce the concept of tribe, indigenous people, Scheduled Tribe, and Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.

To expose students to the tribal culture and status from pre-colonial to post-colonial India,

To familiarize the problems of tribes

To explain the approaches and policies towards tribal communities

After the completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO1: understand the various terms, concepts and categories of tribes,
CO2: learn the status of tribes from pre-colonial to post-colonial India,
CO3: identify various problems of tribes,
CO4: explain the policies of tribal development
CO5: comprehend the trends in tribal studies

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High Level Committee, Report of the High Level Committee on Socio-Economic, Health and Educational Status of Tribal Communities of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi. , 2014

Verma, R. C., Indian Tribes Through the Ages, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi , 2017

Sharma, BV, N. Sudhakar Rao, and K. Koteswara Rao (eds.), Source Book for Functionaries in Tribal Areas, Centre for Innovations in Public Systems, Hyderabad. , 2018