ABSTRACT
This volume examines the processes and impacts of exclusion on the Adivasis (tribal or indigenous people) in India and what repercussions these have for their constitutional rights. The chapters explore a wide range of issues connected to the idea of exclusion — land and forest resources, habitats and livelihoods, health and disease management, gender relations, language and schooling, water resources, poverty, governance, markets and technology, and development challenges — through case studies from different parts of the country.
The book argues that any laws intended to safeguard the fundamental rights of Adivasis must acknowledge the fact that their diverse and complex identities are not homogenous, and that uniform laws have failed to address their systemic marginalisation since the colonial era. This work appeals for a serious and meaningful political intervention towards tribal development.
The volume will be useful to scholars and researchers of tribal and Third World studies, sociology and social anthropology, exclusion studies and development studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|128 pages
Dichotomy of Rights and Exclusion
chapter 2|29 pages
In Between Inclusion and Exclusion
chapter 3|23 pages
Abandoned by the Nation
chapter 4|15 pages
Inclusions and Exclusions of Adivasi Women
chapter 5|24 pages
Expropriation of Land and Cultures and the Rise of the Radical Left
chapter 7|11 pages
Tribal Rights and Big Capital
part II|113 pages
Untouchability, Atrocities and Marginalisation
chapter 10|21 pages
Adivasis Water Exchange and Caste-Based Water Lords
chapter 12|24 pages
Exclusion and Persistence of Poverty Among Adivasis in India
part III|81 pages
Inclusive Policies