Tribal Life in India, Vol. 1. Tribal Life and Forests

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction : tribes in India. 2. Scheduled Tribes and scheduled areas in India. 3. Tribes in South India. 4. Tribes in Central India. 5. Tribes in Eastern India. 6. Forest and tribal life. 7. Forest and tribal economy. 8. Forestry and tribal development. 9. Forests and Central Indian tribes. 10. Forest labour co-operative societies in Maharashtra and Gujarat : their significance in tribal development. 11. Forest economy. Appendix--forest statistics. Index.

"Tribal people being the original inhabitants of India, constitute a significant part of this vast nation. They have been dwelling in the forests surrounded by hills for a long period. Their social structure, their culture and their language are quite different from the general people of India. In course of time, in the post-independence era, a lot of changes have taken place in the tribal areas due to immense endeavours of the government for their socio-economic development. But, inspite of all endeavours, they are still poor as well as illiterate and are far from the main stream of Indian society.

This book comprises the study of tribal life and their relation to forest in historical as well as in modern perspective." (jacket)