Ethnobotany of the Primitive Tribes in Rajasthan

Contents: Foreword. 1. The land and people.2. Of huts and hamlets. 3. Food from farm, food from forest. 4. All for a livelihood. 5. Of herbs and healing. 6. The fatal axe and drops of conservation. 7. Fun and frolic. 8. Of wood and sounds of music. 9. Aesthetics in the forest stage land. 10. Vices in culture. 11. Of songs and plants. 12. The wisdom in proverbs. 13. The sphere of ceremonies. 14. Faith in religion and faith in supernatural. 15. About that which remains. 16. On plants in their lives. 17. Epilogue. 18. Selected references. 19. Index to plant names. 20. General index. 21. Illustrations.

Ethnobotany of the Primitive Tribes in Rajasthan is the first book of its kind written from the Northwest and Western Indian region. It gives a comprehensive and lucid narration of the ethnobotany of the major tribes of the State of Rajasthan. Almost all the feasible aspects viz. material, cultural and spiritual, of the tribal life have been explored coverage rarely seen in contemporary works of ethnobotany. In each aspect the Author has made every effort to go to the minutest details. This book is a product of the Author’s painstaking, exhaustive and intensive field studies in the tribal regions over a span of nearly a decade. Sustained detailed observations, their scientific interpretations and sound conclusions are featured throughout. Even environmental problems are not missed. The wholesome ethnobotanical account includes pertinent comparisons with other Indian tribes.

This book should be of interest to biologists, foresters, conservationist, sociologists, Anthropologists, ethnographers, social workers, planners and administrators in the tribal areas.