ABSTRACT
The rapid development of economic globalisation since about 1980 has made dramatic environmental and social impacts in the Indian sub-continent. These impacts can only be understood in terms of a historical perspective that includes the colonial and even earlier periods. In this chapter, I focus on the impact of globalisation in Orissa and Jharkhand, especially on the living environments of adivasi (indigenous/aboriginal or tribal) people, specifically in terms of effects on the dynamic relationship between culture, landscape and religion.
