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Showing posts with label India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Monday, 21 July 2014

Essay on the general characteristics of Tribal Economy in India

The primitive societies have passed through several stages of economic development everywhere in the world. Thus one finds the stages of food gathering, hunting and fishing, farming, etc. among the Indian tribes.

The tribes living in the forests and hills usually earn their livelihood by means of food gathering, hunting and fishing. Such is the life of Kadar of Kerala, Birhor and Kharia of Bihar and other tribes. The tribes living in dense forests, full of wild beasts, live on hunting. Such are the tribes of Naga, Kuki, Bhil, Santhal and Gond.

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Various Types of Marriages among Tribal People in India

Posted in Indian Marriage System by Supriya Banerjee On January 14, 2014.

Tribal Marriages


The tribal marriages are, however, mere civil contracts and not religious sacraments as found amongst the advanced societies. Religious rites and rituals are not absolute things in their marriages. The acculturated tribals are found to approximate the ritualistic performances of the sophisticated societies in the neighborhood. The ways in which mates can be acquired are indeed varied.