Tribal Health in India

1998

The tribals of South Rajasthan have remained all through the periods as backward, illiterate and poor. Most of their ills are due to their isolation from the mainline civilization. In the earlier stages of their development the tribals constituted an egalitarian society. The determinants of their status included bravery, chivalry and ability to take risk. The earlier form of this egalitarian society consisted of equal

Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2014

India, along with Africa, has the largest tribal population in the world. The statistics are quite astonishing- the 533 different tribes, made up of more than 80 million tribals, represents almost 10% of India’s population. The lives of the tribes in India are closely tied to nature, and they inhabit some of the most pristine and picturesque environments in the country. Largely unaffected by the modern world, they’re very simple and often curious people, who have retained their rituals and customs. Among them about 80 per cent live in the ‘central belt’, extending from Gujarat and Rajasthan in the West, and across the state of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa, to West Bengal and Tripura in the East. Most of the remaining 20 per cent live in the Northeastern states of Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim and in the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Andaman and Nicobar, and Lakshadweep. A few of them live in the Southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Andhra Pradesh has the largest tribal population among the Southern states of India

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1989

Sociological Bulletin, 1962

The scheduled tribes of India number more than 20 millions according to the Census of India 1961. The variation in population of individual tribes ranges from three hundred to almost three millions. The tribals belong to different racial stocks, speak languages of different families, and show considerable variation in basic economy. The variation in physical and biological environment of their habitat is also equally amazing. We find them on the mud flats of the Sundarbans and in the higher ranges of the Himalayas. They are equally at home in the dense tropical forests of Assam and in the semi-desert areas of Rajasthan. This bewildering variety in race, language, habitat and economy is fully reflected in their culture which, like a mosaic, evokes the admiration of their neighbours but provides opportunities for political manipulation to the foreigners. It is at once a source of strength and weakness to our country.

International Journal of Scientific Research, 2015

The tribal population is found in almost every part of the world. India has the largest tribal population compared to any other single country in the world. India has a total of 573 scheduled tribes spread over almost all the states and union territories. The tribal population in India is almost 10 percent of its population. They are believed to be the earliest settlers in Indian peninsula and are generally called Adivasis. Implying original in habitants. Most of these groups live in hills and Jungles and other relativity inaccessible areas. For this reason they were in partially isolated situation. So they were lagging behind in technology and the way of life. When compared with the rest of Indian population, there group were in various stages of cultural development.

Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha MAGAZINE, October, 2022

India has the second largest concentration of tribal population within the world. Approximately there are about 698 Scheduled Tribes that constitute 8.5% of the India's population as per the 2001 censes. Tribal communities in India are geographically isolated, economically weak, socially ignorant, politically indifferent, culturally rich, behaviourally simple, trust worthy and leading their life in the lap of nature. They encounter difficulties in the context of socio-economic, cultural and political development. They are considered as weaker sections of the society and lead a life at bare subsistence level.