India has given shelter to a large number of tribal people with diverse cultural and biological identity in diverse environmental and geographical conditions. The tribals with diverse ethnic and cultural identity have been living in different corners for centuries. They adjusted themselves with peculiar ecological conditions of the area and started the way of life suitable in their respected ecosystem. The volume encompasses a wide range of papers covering so many important aspects of tribal life but mainly devoted for the Santhal tribe of Jharkhand and Jaunsar Bawar tribe of Uttranchal. Santhal is one of the oldest and most populated tribes of India living in plain area while Jaunsar Bawar is one of the Himalayan tribes being famous for polyandrous community. This volume would provide the basic features of the tribe which would give some guidelines in the perspective plans for the development of scheduled tribe.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Chaturbhuj Sahu
Dr. Chaturbhuj Sahu (b. 3 January. 1950) (Jharkhand), is one of the well known and leading figures in Anthropology particularly in the realm of development Anthropology and Khartha (Regional Language) in India. He obtained his M.Sc. (Anthropology); M.A. (Labour & Scoail Welfare), L.L.B.; Ph.D. (Anthropology) degrees from Ranchi University, ranchi. Vogyan Vachaspati (Equivalent to D. Sc. Degree) from Vigyan parisad, Prayag, Allahabad. His work "development of Birhor Cluster" 1982 for which he was awarded Ph.D. earned for him sincere appreciation from the anthropologists in India and abroad. Dr. Sahu is a member and life member of many learned bodies and societies. His publication includes 20 books and more than 100 scholarly papers in internationally reputed journal and edited books. Birhor tribe, the santhal women, Problems of Ageing among Indian Tribes, Tribal Cultural and identity, primitive Tribes of India, Indian tribal Life, tribes of North-East India, aspects of Tribal Studies, etc., books are recent and prominent. Dr. Sahu has held important pot as Head, department of educational Planning and Policy, SIEMAT (State Institute of educational Management and Training), Patna. Dr. sahu has been honoured by several societies in which "Dr. Ratna Kumari Smriti Padak" is important Padak of Vigyan Parisad, Prayag, Allahabad. Dr. Sahu is currently head, Post Graduate department of Anthropology, Vinoba Bhave university, hazaribag (Jharkhand).
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