Tribal Development Issues in India (2 Vols.)

India, along with Africa, has the largest tribal population in the world. The statistics are quite astonishing- the 533 different tribes, made up of more than 80 million tribals, represent almost 10 percent of India’s population. Six decades of plan development in India still tribal are facing many problems such as Health, malnutrition, sanitation, education, poverty, exploitation and socio-economic backwardness.

The present volume addresses variety of tribal development  issues like Living Conditions, Sustainable Development, Forest tribal relationship, tribal festivals, women empowerment, educational status, health issues, Cultural issues, Labour Participation, Exploitation, Violence,  and Inclusive Growth. The papers contributed in this volume are written by reputed scholars from various universities and research institutes and from various countries. It will be useful to students, researchers, teachers and policy makers and gross root activists in a context that is still by and large hidden from the public view.