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India is hugely diverse country with unity of thought and convictions. At one of hand it practices lofty ideals of "VASUDHAIYVA KUTUMBKAM" and at the other there are diverse customs and a feast of social practices. This book rumbles throught imely discontent that reminds us the problem of "the downtrodden" which is the central argument of this tapestry. There are sixteen essays in this book, some on Tribal deprivation are the presented articles in the Nationals eminar on "Tribalde privationinc on temporary India" organized by Institute of social research and applied anthropology, Bidisa, in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal on 8-9 December 2018 contains empirical data and arguments are included as penned down by the authors. A scholarly work that offers insight into past that moulded contemporary India. The selection of the focus here is mainly on the downtrodden (Caste, Tribe and Women) and their deprivation. This book reveals the current situatio of scheduled caste, scheduled tribe and women with special reference to Middle and North –East Indian states. The essays in this compelling collection are mandatory reading for everyone especially social and human science specialists. This book will be useful for management and planning development as well as to the students of Anthropology, Sociology, Rural development, Economics and Social work of Indian universities.

Contents: Preface. 1. Untouchables and Scheduled Caste in Jharkhand. 2. The Scheduled Tribes of Jharkhand. 3. Unravelling the Nation: A Sociological Narrative of Tribal Deprivation. 4. Can Tea Migrant Tribes of Dooars Be Develop?. 5. Political Deprivation of Tribal People in Contemporary India. 6. Socio-Economic Condition of Tribal in Mining Area of Saranda, Jharkhand. 7. Tribal Deprivation in Contemporary India: a Case study from Jharkhand. 8. Tribal Development Initiatives and Achievements in Jharkhand. 9. World of Tribal Women, Work and Leisure with Special Reference to Jharkhand. 10. Economically Challenged People of Palamu, Jharkhand. 11. The Level of Population Growth of Pahari Korwa of Chhattisgarh. 12. Economic Deprivation among the Lodha Tribe of West Bengal. 13. Government Interventions for the Downtrodden in Jharkhand. 14. Anthropology and Rural Development. 15. Tribal Deprivation and Identities in Assam: A Sociological Study based on Deuri Tribe of Lakhimpur District in Assam. 16. The Impact of Economic Deprivation of Santhal Tribe on Ajodhya Hill Area, Purulia. Bibliography. Index.