00000nam a22000008i 4500 20260913094652.0 260919s2018 ii 00 0 eng d 9789388162197 GN635.I4A43 2018 305.800954 23 Gajanafar Alam The Cultural Heritage of Tribal Societies in India / Gajanafar Alam. New Delhi 2018. 240 pages India has traditionally been the home of different cultures and people. Unity in diversity is one of the most prominent features in the people of India. Among the diversified population a significant portion is comprised of the tribal people, the original inhabitants of the land. The tribal culture of India and their traditions and practices pervade almost all of the aspects of Indian culture and civilization. In India one can find almost a new dialect, culture, and different people after moving 50 kms in any direction. Likewise the tribal population is also very much varied and diversified. The tribes each one of them is a distinctive community either migrated from another place or the original inhabitants of the land. These different tribes still inhibits the different parts especially the seven states of the North Eastern part, and almost each and every corner of the land. The distinctiveness of the tribes lays their rituals, cultures, beliefs and above all the harmony in which they survive in unison with nature. Their living perfectly depicts a well balanced give and take procedure that in no way disrupts the ecological balance. Throughout tribal communities, there was a fear that these policies and practices of targeting Indian children and raising them outside of their cultural heritage would ultimately spell the death of many tribal societies. The rituals makes human life colourful and cheerful along with the representation of richness of their cultural heritage. The cultural heritage differs from are to area and social groups. This book is an indispensable resource for students, tribal leaders, and tribal communities interested in the complicated relationship between tribal, federal, and state law. Tribes—India—Social life and customs. India — Scheduled tribes—Social life and customs. RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal bisacsh