This article examines theoretical perspectives on tribal development in India, highlighting implications for social change.
This article examines the shifting theoretical paradigms that have shaped the socio-economic and political landscape of India’s Scheduled Tribes (STs) from the colonial era to the present. The trajectory of tribal development in India is not a singular narrative but a complex interplay between three primary schools of thought: Isolationism, Assimilation, and Integration. Historically, colonial administrators favored the Isolationist approach, viewing tribal communities as
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