Tribes and Peasants in India

Explore the diverse cultures and socio-economic conditions of tribal and peasant communities in India, highlighting their significant contributions to the nation’s heritage and economy. Understanding these communities is crucial for fostering inclusive development and preserving traditional knowledge.

Tribes and Peasants in India

1 Concept of Tribe

  1. Etymology of the term Tribe
  2. Demography and Distribution of Tribes in India
  3. Defining and Conceptualising Tribes
  4. Problems of Nomenclature

2 Geographical Distribution and Ecological Relations

  1. Himalayan Region
  2. Eastern India
  3. Western India
  4. Central or Middle India
  5. Southern India
  6. Island Communities

3 Tribal Organization

  1. Tribal Social Organisation
  2. Tribal Economic Organisation
  3. Tribal Political Organisation
  4. Law and Social Control in Tribal Society
  5. Gender Relation in Tribal Society
  6. Tribal Religion and Cosmology
  7. Impact of Social Change on Tribal Social Organisation

4 The History of Tribal Administration

  1. Tribal Administration in Pre-Independence Period
  2. Legislations of British
  3. Tribal Administration in Post-Independence Period
  4. Administration at Centre and State Level
  5. Issues of Acculturation
  6. Assimilation
  7. Integration

5 Tribal Problems

  1. Land Alienation
  2. Debt-Bondage
  3. Education
  4. Health
  5. Displacement
  6. Rehabilitation
  7. Issues of Environmental Degradation

6 Tribal Welfare- Constitutional Provisions and Development Measures

  1. Constitutional Provisions and Protective Measures
  2. Committees and Commissions
  3. Planning Commission and NITI Aayog
  4. Development Measures

7 The Concept of Peasantry

  1. Historical Background
  2. Peasants and Peasantry
  3. Definition of Peasants and Peasantry
  4. Characteristics of Peasants and Peasantry
  5. Peasants and Primitive Cultivators
  6. Peasants and Farmers
  7. Significance of Peasant Studies

8 Characteristics of Indian Village

  1. Demographic Facts
  2. Social Organization
  3. Landholding and Agriculture
  4. Impact of Market Economy on Villages

9 Approaches to the Study of Peasants

  1. Economic Approach of Peasant Studies
  2. Social Relation Approach of Peasant Studies
  3. Cultural Approach of Peasant Studies
  4. Political Approach of Peasant Studies
  5. Historical Approach of Peasant Studies

10 Market Economy, Agrarian Crises and Migration

  1. Market Economy and Liberalization of Agricultural Sector
  2. Public Investment in Agriculture Under Market Economy
  3. Agrarian Crisis
  4. Migration
  5. Gender

11 Development- Impact, Response and Consequences

  1. Development Impacts: Positive and Negative
  2. People’s Response
  3. Responses of Project Authorities and Governments
  4. Development Consequences

12 Protest, Resistance and Ethno-political Movements

  1. Protest, Resistance and Ethno-political Movements
  2. Peasant Resistance, Protest and Ethno-political Movements
  3. Tribal Resistance, Protest and Ethno-political Movements