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Role and Image of Law in India
The Tribal Experience
First Edition
- Vasudha Dhagamwar - Multiple Action Research Group, New Delhi
January 2006 | 420 pages | SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd
The relationship between tribes and the state with reference to the Indian legal structure is the focus of this book which fills a gap in the literature.
Examining three tribes of India, the author traces the historical roots of their dispossession, their engagement with and subjugation by the British, and how their ordeal of disempowerment continues, even after independence.
The book offers new research data from a variety of sources and by bringing together insights from anthropology, ancient history and law, it draws political conclusions that are deeply relevant in today's world.
Introduction
Tribes in Ancient and Medieval India
PART ONE: TRIBES IN BRITISH INDIA
The Conquered Tribes
The Saura Pahadiyas of the Jungleterry
| An Overview |
Military Operations of the East India Company Against the Saura Pahadiyas
The Jungleterry Under Civil Administration
British Conquest of the Bhils of Khandesh
The Santals
| A Peasant Tribe |
The Santal Settlers of the Jungleterry
Settlements and Surveys in Santal Parganas
PART TWO: TRIBES IN INDEPENDENT INDIA
Faguram Bhatti's Poem
Tenancy and Public Interest Litigation in Akkalkua
Indefinitely under Trial
| The Case of the Four Pahadiyas |
The Custom and Practice of Bitlaha
`Prisoner at the Bar, Are You Rich or Poor?'
Behaviour, Attitudes and Perceptions
| The Three Worlds of the Bhils, Santals and Pahadiyas |
Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
This is an interesting book on the tribes of Central India, about their history, culture and problems. The government should do more to develop their socio-economy…It is recommended to all students, researchers and administrators in social anthropology, law and governance.