Work Participation of Tribal Women and Marginalization: The Case of Tribes in North Bengal

Sanjay K. Roy, Reader, Department of Sociology, North Bengal University, West Bengal, had his Ph.D. from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, and pursued post-Doctoral research at the University of Sussex (UK) and University of Wollongong (Australia). Dr. Roy has edited a volume on Refugees and Human Rights (2001) and contributed a good number of research papers to the leading journals, volumes and to national and international seminars/workshops. His areas of interest include sociological theories, urban poor, refugee studies, political sociology and gender studies. Dr. Roy has completed a number of reserch projects; the latest being Gender Profile of Tribes of North Bengal, which has been carried out for the Centre for Women's Studies, North Bengal University.