Tribal heritage : an overlooked chapter of Indian history / Promode Kumar Misra.
By: Misra, Promode Kumar.
Publisher: New Delhi Aayu publications 2018Edition: Revised edition.Description: xxvii, 333 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white).ISBN: 9789385161827.Subject(s): Tribes -- India -- HistoryDDC classification: 305.800954 Summary: The book is a product of life long research in Anthropology by its author. It provides a critique of the concept of tribe and shows that there was never a distinct category of tribe in India. The people now known as tribe have always been, like others, part of the regional set up, of which forest have been an integral part. In India forests were not simply vast stretches of wilderness but also places for retreat, introspection, learning and storehouse of resources. People who lived close to nature, supplied goods and services and were building blocks of the great cultural community of India. Tribes have values that are not only profound but also ultimate in sustainable development. They maintained their identity and thus contributed to the diversity of India, a key feature of its sustainability.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 305.800954 MID-I Indigenous people in India: identity, empowerment and discontent | 305.800954 MIS-S Status of minorities in South Asia | 305.800954 MIS-S SL1 Status of minorities in South Asia | 305.800954 MIS-T Tribal heritage : | 305.800954 MOH-C Caste and race : | 305.800954 MOH-D Development of primitive tribal groups in India | 305.800954 NAR-D Dalit policies, politics and parliament |
The book is a product of life long research in Anthropology by its author. It provides a critique of the concept of tribe and shows that there was never a distinct category of tribe in India. The people now known as tribe have always been, like others, part of the regional set up, of which forest have been an integral part. In India forests were not simply vast stretches of wilderness but also places for retreat, introspection, learning and storehouse of resources. People who lived close to nature, supplied goods and services and were building blocks of the great cultural community of India. Tribes have values that are not only profound but also ultimate in sustainable development. They maintained their identity and thus contributed to the diversity of India, a key feature of its sustainability.
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