mulslim and advasi communities are margalised group explain
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Understanding Marginalization
Marginalization means when a certain person or a sect of people are made to feel of lesser importance, by those in power. Marginalized persons are forced to the periphery or the edge of society. This, in turn, robs them of the facilities and opportunities enjoyed by the non-marginalized sections of society.
Marginalization starts a chain of events that only further the plight of the marginalized. Their demands are usually overheard and their desires and dreams are ignored by society. The Indian constitution strictly asks us to celebrate the diversity of our population and treat all its citizens as equals. But there are a few sections of our society that have definitely been marginalized by us. Let us talk about them in our attempt at understanding marginalization.
Adivasi actually translates to the original inhabitants. And Adivasis were the original inhabitants of our country, i.e. the indigenous people of India. Adivasis have a different set of social norms and behaviours than our modern society. They have their own languages and dialects, forms of self-government and their own native religions and practices as well. They usually live in small groups in forests or at the edge of forests.
Then when industrialization started in India, Adivasis and their lands were exploited by rulers and the government. Most of the Adivasi population was found in Jharkhand, Orissa and other states of North-East India. But mining activities, commercial farming, timber industries and even war in some regions forced the Adivasis from their home and their occupations.
They were pushed out of their homes and forced to migrate to other parts of the country. They faced a lot of difficulties due to their inability to merge with society. Also, they were largely illiterate and some were malnourished. Even after working hard manual labour jobs or working in factories, they remained extremely poor. The modern society and its citizens started looking at the Adivasis as backward, poor, ignorant people. And this in large, lead to their marginalization.