The Tribal Economy

An Overview of Tribal Economy

Since this study deals with the problem of financial exclusion among the tribes in Kerala with special reference to Wayanad district, a brief account of the tribal economy spanning various important aspects of the development of tribes appears to be relevant. This chapter covers the meaning of tribes, an overview of the demography of tribes, main policies, and programmes adopted to enhance the ...

Political Economy of Tribal Development: A Case Study of Andhra Pradesh

The tribal population in the State of Andhra Pradesh, and in the country as a whole, is the most deprived and vulnerable community that faces severe economic exclusion. Although certain constitutional safeguards are provided, no significant economic, social and political mobility has taken place across this community. Contrary to Scheduled Castes and other Backward Castes who witnessed certain ...

The Pashtun Tribal System

We have inherited a somewhat fuzzy usage of the term ‘tribe’ and ‘tribal’ from early British anthropology. ‘Tribe’ was often used in a rather derogatory manner for relatively small ethnic groups who lived as ‘underdeveloped’ (formerly called ‘primitive’ or even ‘savage’) minorities, far from the majorities’ cultural and social mainstream. No wonder that the term ‘tribe’ became obsolete in many ...

Jaundice : Tribal Medicine

Till this date, Modern Medicine has not offered any satisfactory remedy for Jaundice. In contrast, Traditional Medicine and Tribal practices have been rescuing the patients since time immemorial. Presented in this article are some of such remedies rediscovered by the authors in the Dandakaranya area during the Ethno - Botanical Surveys.

Tribal Culture and the Islamic Awakening