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Study conducted among the four tribes, namely Lodha, Mahali, Kora, and the Santal in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India.
The rituals makes human life colourful and cheerful alongwith the representation of richness of their cultural heritage. The cultural heritage differs from are to area and social groups. The chain of cultural heritage is very long and it includes the rituals of birth, marriage, death and festivals. Generally the occasion of marriage comes in only one time in once life period, so the prime importance have been given to this ritual. The marriage ceremony is bound with so many rituals between Sagai to Vidai. Keeping in view the importance of marriage I have tried to explore the marriage rituals of tribals and non-tribal groups of the country viz Adikarnataka, Assamese, Hindus, Asur, Baurias, Bhils, Bhumija, Bhuyan, Birhor, Bohra, Christian, Damor, Ghasi, Gond, Hos. Saharia etc., in detail.
Researches on the history of anthropological studies in India, unlike in western countries, has not yet been an established tradition, despite the fact that courses on the growth and deĀvelopment of anthropology in India are being taught at the graduate and postgraduate levels in the Indian universities and are strongly recommended by the University Grants Commission. Indian anthropologists, however, in the early decades after the independence made inspiring and solid research contributions on the major problems encountered by the new nation, which has been described and analysed in detail in this book. These problems include rehabilitation of refugees after the 1947 Partition; and displace...
Contents: An Introduction to Tribal Fairs and Festivals, Fairs and Festivals of the Kinnaras of Western Himalaya, Asur Festivals, Festivals of Sauria Paharia, Disuasendra in Santhal Society, Tribal Fairs and Festivals of Rajasthan, Celebration of Life, Fairs and Festivals of the Bhilala Tribe, Tribal Festivals in Maharashtra, Nyokum: The Festival of the Nyishis of Arunachal Pradesh, Tribal Festivals in Kalhandi, Orissa, Influence of Kali Puja Festival on Tribals of West Bengal, Festivals in India: A Theoretical Consideration, Bohada: The Mask Festival of Bharsatmet, Festivals and Fairs of the Nagas, Festivals of Selected Tribes from South India, Vaneshwar Fair, Fairs in Tribal Bihar, Folk Dance in the Season of Fairs and Festivals Amongst Juangs, Gujarat s Tribal Fairs, Toranmal Fir of the Tribals from Satpuda Mountain Ranges, Bhima Shanker Tribal Fair, The Mahalaxmi Fair of Tribals in South Gujarat and Western Maharashtra, Devmogra and Asthamba Fairs.
The Tribals constitute a share of about eight per cent of the country s population and spread over about 1/5 part of the country s land with more than 500 different tribal groups having special cultural traits and identity. The term development has been used in wider sense, it is a slow process of civilization. The purpose of development is to provide increasing opportunities to all the people for better life. Keeping in view the importance of development of tribals in first chapter I have discussed thoroughly the concept and policy of development including special provisions provide in constitution. In record chapter the role of commissions and committees have been discussed while in the third chapter tribal women and educational programmes have been discussed. In fourth chapter development of tribals in Madhya Pradesh, in sixth chapter Ails of tribal development, in sixth chapter anthropological analysis of development of Indian tribes, in seventh chapter Indian tribes and gender disability, in eighth chapter development of primitive tribe and in ninth chapter development of Naikas have been discussed.
Next to Africa, India has the largest tribal population (67.7 million) in the world. Indian tribes, spread over the length and breadth of the country, are concentrated in hilly and forest regions. The tribes of India differ considerably from one another in race, language culture and beliefs, and present a spectacle of striking diversity. It is this diversity marked by varied social characteristics and diverse cultural traditions and linguistic traits that lends lustre to the cultural mosaic of India. Encyclopaedia Profile of Indian Tribes, first of its kind, seeks to present a concise by comprehensive account of the socio-cultural profile of all the tribal communities who have been declared ...