Question

write about the tribal communities and which belong too

Answer 1

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.