Primitive Tribes in Contemporary India: Concept, Ethnography and Demography / Sarit K. Chaudhari, Sucheta Sen Chaudhari.

1. Introduction; 2. Myth and reality of the concept of primitive tribe; 3. Human rights and primitive; 4. The primitive tribes of andaman and nicobar islands; 5. Hunter-gather tribes- The andaman situation;6. Soara- A primitive tribal group in andhra pradesh; 7. The Koraga; 8. The Kamars of chhattisgarh; 9. The totos; 10. Ethnographic study of saharia; 11. The hill kharia in hilly hazards; 12. Primitive tribe in post-modern era with special; 13. An ethnographic account of kutia kondhs- A primitive tribal population of phulbani districts, orissa; 14. The reangs of tripura; 15. Family among the lodhas of west bengal; 16. Comunion between celestial and terrestial; 17. Observance of death rituals among the lodhas- A study in kin behaviour pattern; 18. Family life among the yerukala tribe in andhra pradesh; 19. The changing scenerio in the PTGs from vidarbha- Some observation on the madia-gonds and kolams; 20. Dialect and folk-literature of the gonds and kolams; 21. Birthors of north chotanagpur; 22. Anthropo-demographic profile of saharia- A primitive tribe of rajasthan; 23. Anthropometric variations among the siddhi of karnataka; 24. Growth progression in physical and physiological; 25. Growth Progression in physical and physiological variables among porja tribal boys of visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh;26. A study on physical growth and nutritional status of savara tribal boys of srikakulam; 27. Indigenous health practices among the hill.

Primitive tribes are located in different parts of India. They have maintained, to a large extent, their social life, customs and ancient traditions, even today. They have to be studied with metriculous resort to tenets of sociological and anthropological research and given social and ecnomic support to overcome their handicaps due to their long isolating from mainstream social life and modern economic activities. They have to be brought on par with the rest of their countrymen in the light of the research into their predicament. With this intention they had been classified as scheduled tribes by the founding fothers of our construction and accorded empathy and social support that they need today. This study concentrates on the contemporary situation.