Question 1(a) · 10 marks · 148 words written
What, according to you, are the factors responsible for detribalization in India?
Opening · a definition
None written.
Body · points
Detribalisation is the process of erosion of tribal ideas and practices from the tribal community and from the mainstream society.
This detribalization in India is influenced by multiple factors:
→ Mainstream history highlighting elite in the freedom movement and erodes tribal contribution. This kind of detribalization factor is identified by Ranjit Guha in his argument favouring subaltern classes.
→ Development policies and projects focus on utilitarian purposes. This leads to tribal displacement leading to their identity loss acting as detribalisation factor.
→ Integration and assimilation efforts of tribes into mainstream society affect tribal autonomy which act as a prominent detribalisation factor.
→ Under representation of tribes in political institutions fade their voice in policy making resulting as a detribalisation factor.
→ Social exclusion from mainstream society act as detribalisation factor.
Close · a summary
Though Government aims at tribal development at multiple levels, detribalisation phenomena is in latent form in Indian society.