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Denotified Tribes of India Discrimination, Development and Change

466 Pages

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466 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

466 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Social stigmatization is a virtual curse imposed on certain Indian social sections by the colonial government as part of their contextual political strategies by late nineteenth century. The so-called denotified tribes (formerly known as ex-criminal tribes) in Indian society occupy this state-made category. According to the latest survey reports, India has 198 groups belonging to nomadic... Read more

Part I: Understanding Nomadic and Denotified Communities1. Nomadic and Denotified Tribes: A Bird’s Eye View 2. Stigmatized Communities in India: A Human Rights Perspective 3. Tribes with Stigma: Historical and Legal Status Part II: Status of Nomadic and Denotified Tribes under Colonial Rule 4. Colonial Rule and Criminal Tribes: A Study of Criminal Tribes Acts in Andhra Pradesh, 1871-1965 5. Establishment of Criminal Tribe Settlements in Andhra: A Historical Survey 6. Tribes in Transition: A Study of Selected Denotified Tribes in Andhra Pradesh 7. Colonialism and Ex-Criminal Tribes: A Profile of Lingala Settlement in Telangana 8. Criminal Tribes Acts and Ex-Criminal Tribes of the United Provinces 9. Historical Profile of Koravas and Koramars/Korachas in Karnataka 10. Policy Recommendations and the Status of Nomadic, Semi-Nomadic and Denotified Communities:A Brief on Karnataka’s Experience Part III: Administrative Arrangements and Development Issues 11. General Conditions and Administration in Settlements: A Case Study of Siddhapuram and Stuartpuram 12. Fiscal Management of Denotified Tribe Settlements in Andhra Pradesh 13. Economic Profile of Denotified Tribe Settlements in Andhra Pradesh: A Study of Siddhapuram Settlement 14. Perceptions and Approaches to ‘Criminals’ and Non-Criminals in Madras Presidency: Colonial Bureaucracy, Missionaries and Settlement Managers 15. ‘Criminal’ Tribes in the Princely State of Mysore: Measures of Surveilance 16. Land Allotment and Cultivation: Andhra Pradesh 17. Industrial Settlements for Ex-Criminal Tribes 18. Developmental Challenges, with Special Reference to Andhra Pradesh 19. Development of Nomadic/Denotified Tribes:Official Reports and Recommendations Part IV: Health and Education 20. Health Interventions by Missionaries: A Study of Ex-Settlements in Andhra Pradesh 21. Education of Children: Madras Presidency Experience 22. Erosion of Tribal Dialects and Cultural Forms: A Study of Yerukulas 23. Life Skills Education and Human Capital:The Case of Tribal Children Part V: Reform and Change in South India 24. Tradition and Change: A Case of Waddars of South India 25. Denotified Tribes in Andhra Pradesh: Social Reform and Rehabilitation 26. Case Studies: Life Sketeches of Reformed Ex-Criminals of Stuartpuram Settlement 27. Conclusion