Question

describe the life of tribal people in brief

Answer 1

Tribal societies  are marked with the following features

1. Definite Topography:

They  live within a definite topography and it is a common place for all the members of  a particular tribe  of that region.

2. Unity:

 Sense of unity plays an important role for a  tribal life. It is visible  during the times of peace and war.

3. Endogamous Group:

Tribal people generally do not marry outside their tribe .

4.Dialect:

Tribal members exchange their views in a common dialect, which further strengthens their sense of unity.


5. Protection Awareness:

Tribal people always need protection from intrusion and infiltration as a result a single political authority is established and vested with all the powers .The tribal chief is helped by a tribal committee, in the events of contingencies. Tribe is divided into   small groups and each group is headed by its own leader. The chief of a group acts according to the directives  from the tribal chief.




6.  Values:

There are no institutionalized inequalities like the caste system or sex based inequalities.  However some area of social inequality may be seen in case of tribal chiefs or tribal kings who enjoy a higher social status, exercise political power and posses wealth.

7. Religion:

Tribal people believe in certain myths and a rudimentary type of religion

Answer 2

Tribal settlements, villages and towns are the three main compo­nents of India’s social formation. A sharp distinction between tribal settlement and village and between village and town cannot, however, be easily drawn due to some common characteristics shared by them. There are big tribal villages in some parts of the country and they are not significantly different from non-tribal, multi-caste villages.
Distinctions based on kinship, wealth and power among some tribal villages are as sharp as we find among the non-tribal villages. Tribals are not, theoretically, a part of Hindu social organisation, but they have always been in touch with wider society in India. They have been exploited economically and socially by the non-tribals living in tribal areas. A number of tribes have revolted against their exploitation.