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

1. Introduction; 2. The primitive tribes of andaman and nicobar islands and their future; 3. The shompens and their economic activities; 4. The asur- A study on their changing economy; 5. Economy of a primitive tribe in jharkhand; 7. Sauria paharia economy in time perspective; 8. Role of non-timber forest products in traditional economic system and culture practices of a primitive tribal group-The Baiga caste of mandla district in madhya pradesh; 9. Adaptation and transformation problems; 10. The Birhor- An observation of their ecology and economy. 11. Ecology and economy of a primitive tribe in a semi-arid zone; 12. Kandha tribe of orissa- An ecological review;13. Ecology environment and health care practices- A case study of the kamar women with special references to sustainable use of forest resources in chhattisgarh; 14. Foraging food culture of the andaman islanders- An ecolinguistic study; 15. Development of a PTG- A case study of baiga in jharkhand; 16. Development and socio-cultural dimentions of need for implementation in a primitive tirbe of uttaranchal; 17. Development for primitive tribal groups(PTG) and the role of goverment in orissa; 18. Culture specific development of the dongria kondhs; 19. Konths and their development- A primitive tribe of district kalahandi, orissa; 20. Economy and education among the PTGs in west bengal; 21. State of education among the totos- A primitive tribal group of sub-himalayan north bengal; 22. Education and economic development in a primitive tribal group- The chenchus of andhra pradesh; 23. Facing new challenges- The todas of the niligris; 24. Social mobility movement among the bru (riang) of tripura; 25. A primitive tribe and the consequences of their rehabilition- A case study of pando tribe. 26. The puroiks (Sulungs) of arunachal pradesh; 27. Sulungs (puroiks) of arunachal pradesh.

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.