Introductory material for an anthropology course focusing on tribal cultures, their characteristics, and significance in India.

Comprehensive self-learning materials on tribal studies.

Study material from IGNOU focusing on social work and tribal welfare, covering tribal communities and their development issues.

Academic resource on the classification and distribution of tribes in India.

Study resources for IGNOU's Bachelor of Social Work on tribal communities and related welfare interventions.

A UGC MOOC offering undergraduate tribal studies covering anthropology, sociology, and tribal development.

Official Government of India portal offering resources, reports, and policies related to tribal welfare and development.

Government handbook providing frameworks and policy guidelines for sustainable tribal development and empowerment in India.

A classical ethnographic work documenting the social organization and cultural life of Indian tribes.

Archival publication containing historical perspectives on Indian tribal culture and anthropology.

A government research publication analyzing demographic, socio-economic, and cultural conditions of tribal groups in India.

A digitized anthropology book about Indian tribes, useful for historical and comparative tribal studies.

Official portal providing policies, schemes, reports, and resources dedicated to the development and welfare of Scheduled Tribes in India.

A detailed study report documenting traditional knowledge systems, characteristics, and government schemes concerning various tribal groups in India.

Course material on tribal communities, their socio-economic conditions, and development challenges provided by IGNOU's eGyanKosh.

Collection of research articles, reports, and studies related to tribal welfare and socio-economic development.

A manual for functionaries working in tribal welfare, presenting strategies, policies, and practical approaches for tribal development.

Research paper studying the socio-economic status, challenges, and interventions related to scheduled tribes in Andhra Pradesh.

Official reports and research documentation on tribal development and socio-cultural issues available from Tribal Research Institutes.

Anthropology course introduction related to tribal cultures focusing on their characteristics, social organization, and development.

A scanned historical book on tribal anthropology, useful for research and understanding tribal communities' cultural aspects.

A preview of a book covering diverse aspects of tribal life including marriage systems and social customs in India.

Comprehensive report documenting traditional knowledge systems including social customs like marriage among Indian tribes.

Historical book exploring marriage and family structures across Indian communities with sections on tribal societies.

Research report focusing on the marriage customs and systems of tribal groups in Tripura state.

Document reflecting cultural and traditional aspects of tribal life, including elements influencing family and marriage customs.

A volume on Indian folklore covering tribal myths, legends, and social practices including marriage traditions.

An anthropology book with detailed discussion of tribal social systems including marriage norms.

Examines empowerment of matrilineal tribal women from Meghalaya and patrilineal tribes from Assam, highlighting freedoms, decision-making, and social independence disparities.

Theoretical paper discussing challenges faced by tribal women including lower education, income, health status, and social discrimination.

Older research presenting varying status of tribal women in terms of societal roles, taboos, discrimination, and social restrictions across different tribes.

Highlights the significant economic and social contributions of tribal women in their households and communities alongside challenges like lack of education.

Focuses on the subjugation of tribal women under patriarchal systems and taboos restricting their social and economic freedoms.

Academic paper reviewing socio-economic conditions of tribal women contrasted with non-tribal populations in India.

Explores how tribal women lag behind in socio-economic development and gender equality despite constitutional guarantees.

Research describing gender discrimination faced by tribal women and their participation in economic sectors and community life.

Explores the unique traditions, social structures, economic practices, and challenges faced by tribal communities, emphasizing their rich cultural heritage and sustainable development.

Highlights the linguistic, cultural, and ecological diversity of Indian tribes, their traditional knowledge, and role in conserving biodiversity and ecosystems.

Documents the sustainable practices and indigenous knowledge of tribal groups in managing natural resources, agriculture, and biodiversity conservation.

Discusses ethnographic methods aligned with tribal cultural ethics and values to understand their ecological relationships and development dynamics.

Describes the sustainable livelihoods and cultural practices of southern Indian tribes that illustrate harmonious living with nature.

Explains how tribal people depend on and adapt to forests, animals, rivers, and mountains, illustrating their strong ecological connection.

An educational module explaining the development of major anthropological theories, including Evolutionism, Diffusionism, Structure-Functionalism, Structuralism, Post-Structuralism, and Postmodernism, with emphasis on their application to society, culture, and human relationships.

Provides an overview of anthropology focusing on Indian tribes, their culture, social systems, and the history of tribal studies in India.

Discusses definitional and conceptual challenges in understanding tribes in India, critiques evolutionary perspectives, and examines the tribe-caste continuum.

Explores the impact of colonial legacy on the representation and study of tribes in India and the evolving anthropological approaches.

Analyzes historical and contemporary debates on tribal identity, assimilation, and integration within Indian society.

Details the Isolation, Assimilation, and Integration approaches toward tribal development, including scholarly critiques and policy impacts.

A comprehensive comparative study of tribal communities, focusing on administration and development issues in India.

Course module covering indigenous communities and their socio-cultural aspects as studied in Indian anthropology.

Research project examining tribal identities, migrations, and socio-political dynamics in border regions of India.

A foundational eBook presenting various social and cultural anthropological theories relevant for tribal studies.

A focused case study on entrepreneurship among Adivasi communities in the Dangs district of Gujarat, exploring livelihood strategies, forest rights, and entrepreneurial opportunities amidst ecological and socio-economic challenges.

Highlights innovative tribal entrepreneurs across India who are leveraging traditional knowledge, forest produce, and social enterprises to create sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment.

Examines government microfinance and subsidy schemes by the National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation that promote tribal entrepreneurship across 15 Indian states, assessing benefits and challenges.

Discusses collective entrepreneurship models, niche markets like cultural tourism and organic farming, and community networks enhancing tribal entrepreneurship, using Assam as a case study.

A repository of tribal development case studies including successful entrepreneurship and women empowerment initiatives across various tribal regions.

Focuses on documentating tribal traditional knowledge and its protection, fostering potential entrepreneurial applications in Tripura.

A detailed study covering factors affecting tribal development such as urbanization, forest policy, socio-cultural aspects, and major problems including land alienation, indebtedness, identity crisis, poor literacy, unemployment, displacement, and health issues, along with possible remedies.

This unit provides a focused look into land alienation, debt-bondage, education, health, displacement, rehabilitation, and environmental degradation affecting tribal people in India, along with constitutional provisions and remedial measures.

An overview of displacement, land rights issues, limited access to education and healthcare, and economic marginalization faced by tribal communities, emphasizing the need for legal protections and sustainable development.

Summarizes major problems like land rights, exploitation, displacement, lack of education and healthcare, loss of culture, economic and political marginalization, with notes on constitutional provisions and welfare laws.

Analyzes major development issues like poverty, health, and land problems and critiques the effectiveness of government policies and NGO interventions over decades.

Comprehensive academic unit detailing the problems faced by tribal communities in India including land alienation, debt-bondage, education, health, displacement, rehabilitation, and environmental degradation.

This article highlights the rich cultural heritage of Indian tribal communities and examines their challenges such as land displacement, limited education and healthcare access, economic marginalization, and cultural erosion. It also discusses sustainable development practices and tribal advocacy.

This editorial outlines major challenges including land alienation, education gaps, loss of cultural identity, environmental degradation, and weak implementation of laws like the Forest Rights Act. It also emphasizes the need for strengthened policy measures.

A comprehensive review of the historical context of tribes in India, their socio-economic challenges, poverty, lack of skills, and the impact of various government welfare programs.

This source briefly outlines the key problems such as land rights, exploitation, displacement, lack of education, and political marginalization, and lists constitutional provisions and laws designed to protect tribal interests.

An academic paper discussing economic activities, major socio-economic problems and community life challenges faced by tribal populations in India.

This editorial reviews the poor health status of India's tribal populations, highlighting higher infant and child mortality, malnutrition, and prevalence of diseases like malaria and tuberculosis. It calls for urgent policy action, increased budget allocation, establishment of national tribal health institutes, and culturally appropriate healthcare delivery.

This article discusses the conceptual definitions and models of health, disease, and illness, emphasizing their complexity, social and cultural dimensions beyond biomedical perspectives, and critiques WHO's definition while proposing adaptive models of health.

A comprehensive academic text introducing the sociology of health, covering social determinants of health, healthcare systems, and health-related behaviors from a sociological perspective.

This government report details current health challenges faced by tribals in India, policy shortcomings, and comprehensive recommendations including priority focus on primary health care, better infrastructure, data collection, and empowerment of tribal health experts.

A reference book reviewing traditional and modern healthcare practices among Indian tribal communities, covering disease patterns, medicinal plants, and healthcare challenges.

An extensive data-driven report highlighting demographic, health, and socio-economic indicators of tribal populations, including high disease burden, maternal and child health challenges, and interventions required to improve health equity.

A review article consolidating evidence on health disparities among tribal populations and suggesting strategic public health responses to improve equity and access in tribal healthcare delivery.

A detailed study on health problems, disease burdens, and challenges in healthcare access in tribal populations, emphasizing multi-dimensional factors like habitat, poverty, and cultural practices.

A government publication outlining tribal health status, key diseases, nutritional concerns, and health interventions aligned with government welfare schemes.

A comprehensive academic chapter describing the distribution and classification of tribal languages into four main families: Austric (including Munda languages and Mon Khmer), Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman (Sino-Tibetan), and Indo-Aryan. It covers geographic distribution, major tribes under each family, linguistic diversity, patterns of multilingualism among tribes, threats to language survival, and cultural significance of languages.

This article discusses the complex linguistic diversity among Indian tribes, classifying their languages broadly into Austro-Asiatic, Tibeto-Burman (Sino-Tibetan), Dravidian, and Indo-Aryan families, illustrating their distribution and highlighting the multilingualism and endangered status of many tribal languages.

A visual overview categorizing Indian tribal languages into the major families and listing key languages under each. It also presents concerns about language endangerment and preservation efforts.

Provides a summary of the language families present in India, including tribal languages, and lists the regions predominantly occupied by speakers of these languages.

Recent research paper emphasizing linguistic diversity, classification into five major families: Sino-Tibetan, Austro-Asiatic, Dravidian, Indo-Aryan, and Andamanese, and the need for urgent documentation and preservation due to language endangerment.

A detailed academic chapter covering the nature, origin, and importance of tribal customary laws, focusing on their role in regulating social and legal matters such as marriage, inheritance, land rights, and dispute resolution. It discusses the interface between customary and formal law, legislative recognition (e.g., Sixth Schedule, Article 371), and challenges in codification and modern integration.

An empirical research report examining customary laws particularly related to land tenure, inheritance, and property rights among Odisha tribal communities (Dangria Kandha and Paudi Bhuyan). It examines contemporary relevance, conflicts with statutory laws, and impacts on community governance and resource management.

A comprehensive policy and legal overview of tribal customary laws in Northeast India, highlighting tribal governance, legal pluralism, autonomy under constitutional provisions (like Sixth Schedule), and the need for sustainable integration with the Indian legal system for the preservation of tribal identity and justice.

Led by Sido and Kanhu Murmu, the Santhals revolted against exploitative zamindars, moneylenders, and British colonial policies that robbed them of their land and resources. The rebellion was ultimately suppressed but led to the creation of a tribal homeland in the Santhal Parganas.

Under the leadership of Birsa Munda, this movement was against British colonial impositions, landlord exploitation, and missionary interventions. Birsa aimed to restore tribal autonomy and promote socio-religious reform. Though suppressed, it led to policy changes favoring tribal land rights.

The Kols of Central India revolted due to loss of traditional land rights and rising oppression by moneylenders and landlords. The movement was fiercely resisted by the colonial authorities.

The Bhils rebelled against increasing feudal oppression and intrusion by outsiders. Their movement was spread over western and central India, focusing on restoring traditional rights.

Originating as a demand for safeguarding tribal identity and autonomy, the Naga movement evolved into a political struggle for independence, involving prolonged insurgency and peace negotiations.

Demanding a separate state for tribal-dominant areas due to exploitation and lack of development, the movement succeeded with the creation of Jharkhand state in 2000.

An extensive document covering various tribal and folk art forms across India including their origins, themes, materials, techniques and cultural significance. It features detailed descriptions of Pithora, Gond, Warli, Saura, Bhil, Madhubani, and other tribal and folk paintings.

Official publication by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Govt. of India, showcasing diverse tribal painting traditions such as Pithora, Gond, Warli, Madhubani, and Santhal. It explains their ritualistic, cultural, and ecological contexts and highlights the vibrant colors and indigenous techniques.

This study material introduces the concept of folk and tribal art of India, its characteristics, evolution, and the socio-religious functions of art in rural and tribal societies. It highlights the transmission of art through generations and its role in expressing cultural identity.

Lesson content focusing on various types of folk and tribal art, their distinguishing features, and examples of famous art forms such as Madhubani and Warli paintings.

An archival document detailing traditional art forms from various tribal groups, their symbolism, themes, and current contexts.

Video playlist explaining research methodology, statistical analysis, and applications in the social sciences.

A comprehensive and freely available textbook covering research design, methodology, and implementation in the social sciences.

A structured online course providing modules and video lectures on sociological research methodology.

An open-access textbook introducing key research techniques in sociology and social sciences.

IGNOU-provided course material covering research designs, sampling, data collection, and analysis methods.

A practical textbook introducing fundamental research principles, adapted and edited for USQ courses.

Video playlist explaining research methodology, statistical analysis, and applications in the social sciences.

An online MOOC on quantitative research methods in social sciences.

Lesson-based guide to quantitative research concepts and real-world examples in sociology.

Comprehensive library guide to various research designs and method selection.

Open textbook providing a step-by-step understanding of qualitative research.

Free textbook covering qualitative and quantitative sociological research methods.

OER textbook on techniques and tools for analyzing social science data.

Tribes and Educational Discourses offers insight into literacy trends, factors affecting tribal educational attainment, and government interventions.

Comprehensive Self-Learning Materials (SLM), video lessons, and audio lessons under "Tribal Studies" and "Diploma in Tribal Studies," including blocks on tribal identity, society, education, art, and policy issues.

Open access and covers curriculum, linguistic and cultural barriers, and policy reforms.

Covers the definition, scope, categories, and cultural significance of tribal crafts across India, including connections to community identity and modern challenges.

Richly illustrated publication exploring regional painting styles, historical evolution, symbolism, and diversity among India's tribal communities.

Scholarly guide to the many forms and regional variations of tribal and folk art, both functional and decorative, and their role in Indian heritage.

A digital archive version of the major CCRT publication, offering insights, photographs, and case studies of tribal painting traditions and techniques.

Focuses on central India's tribal artworks, materials, craftsmanship, and expressive identity from a personal research perspective.

Comprehensive handbook defining IKS, differences with Western knowledge, transmission methods, and policy guidance.

Open textbook chapter explaining IKS foundations, historical evolution, and cultural functions.

Ebook chapter on environmental management, sacred groves, medicinal plants, traditional livelihoods, and sustainability.