Question

What is a tribe? Discuss the realtionship between tribe and caste in india.

Answer 1

Answer:

Tribes basically mean 'natural inhabitants'.Their natural inhabitant is forests. while on the other hand caste is derived from Portuguese word 'casta' which means 'pure breed'. caste is basically the overall division of society on fourfold hierarchy on the basis of occupation. Tribe can be said a separate caste though one cannot mix the other caste with tribes. Tribes have culture which is different from others. somehow till now we are unable to understand this thing that they both need to live separate and should not be forcefully merged with other caste.