Books and Articles on Tribal Lifestyle

Migration of Tribals from Jharkhand

2007-02-07T15:21:00.001+05:30

According to the definition given by UNESCO, migration is movement of people from one place to another temporarily or permanently for a host of voluntary and/or in voluntary reasons. It is the crossing of the boundary of a political or administrative unit for a certain minimum period of time.It includes the movement of refugees, displaced persons, uprooted as well as economic migrants. Internal migrants refers to a move from one area to another within one country. International migration is a territorial relocation of people between nation - states (UNESCO). Migration or mobility of people to day is a regular feature of humanity and a civilization and indicator of advancement in economically, backward people and communities. Migration among the tribals of Jharkhand is not the modern development but the situation was thrust upon the people by the shrewd and cunning tactics of the dominant and powerful group of people here long the history of Jharkhand was written. In this article, we will briefly go through out its genesis, process , basic causes its magnitude, plight of the tribals and its remedies.

Setting up of Nag Dynasty in Chotanagpur

2007-02-03T01:07:00.000+05:30

Anthropologist, political scientist and historians are all equally interested in the study of the Nag dynasty of Chotanagpur. Thought they differ in their approach, but they are primarily concerned with the understanding of ocio-political condition and culture history of the people.The setting up of Nag dynasty among the Munda and tribes is looked upon by some as the acculturation process, while other consider it as spatial expansion of the OraonNaga and Chero Kingdom who were once the rulers of central part of India.The article presents a fresh look on the problem and also investigates into the inception of Nag dynasty on the basis of ethno-history of the people.

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Musical Culture of the Munda Tribe

2007-01-15T04:25:00.000+05:30

Written by Dr. Sem Topno
One of the important areas of study in anthropology,so far neglected,is tribal music.This book on musical culture of the Munda Tribe of chhotanagpur plateau of middle eastern India is a step in this direction .Music is composed from real life situation and experiences of either sex of the individuals and depicts the total life as well as cultural history of the people of that period.How a Munda perceives, conceptualises and articulates his life experiences ideas and emotions and how he formulates philosophy of life out of his experiences, is a representative example of the pattern and process in music making and its value in tribal society. Musical life of the tribals is full of behavioural activities and interaction with men, on the one hand, and with nature and spirit world, on the other. Human ideas, attitudes and emotion in general, find its best expression through the medium of songs and dance and the best example of it can be seen in Munda music. In the book, original songs texts have been retained with English translation so as to facilitate further research in this area.

The Munda Tradition of music and culture

* Anthropology of Munda songs
* Music of the Mundas
* Dances of the Mundas

Journey through the stages of life

* Making the life
* Marriage and social life
* The Marital life

The Environment and tribal people

* The Physical Environment
* The Flora world in songs
* The cosmic Universe

The Social World and the Philosophy of Life

* Socialization and People of other cultures
* The Philosophy of life and world views

Political History of the people

* The Different periods in History
* Degeneration of Musical culture

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Centre for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore; Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Goa; LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie; Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi; Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi; Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Social Research, Ahmedabad; Indian Meteorological Society, New Delhi; Gujarat University, Ahmedabad; UN Centre for Regional Development, Nagoya (Japan); Komtech GmBH, Frankfurt (Germany); International Social Science Council, Paris (France); UN Asian and Pacific Development Institute, Bangkok (Thailand); University of Regina, Canada; Planning Commission, New Delhi; Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi; The Institution of Engineers (India), New Delhi; FAO, New Delhi; UNDP, New Delhi; Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre, Singapore; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, New Delhi.