Syllabus (ANTHROPOLOGY)

Course Type: MAJ-5

Semester: 4

Course Code: BANTMAJ05C

Course Title: Tribes and Peasants in India  

(L-P-Tu): 5-1-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Combined

Course Objective: To study the tribal and peasant organization, movements and their relationship with nature; To understand the tribal problems, welfare and development issues; To study the peasantry and their characteristics in Indian village; and To understand the contem

Learning Outcome: The students will learn about the concepts of tribes, their classification and distribution. 2. They will learn about how tribes are linked with the wider world. 3. They will also learn about peasantry and how it is related to tribes. 4. From the practic

BANTMJ05C: Tribes and Peasants in India 6 credits

Total Marks: 50 (30 theory + 20 practical)

Unit – I: Anthropological concept of tribe:

Traditional concept of tribe: Tribe as pre-political and pre-contract society (Concept of L. H. Morgan & H. Maine); Tribe in the evolutionary scheme of social type (Concept of Elman Service); Concept of ST and PVTG. Features of tribes: a. Economic features b. Political features c. Social-cultural features.

Indian tribes: Indian tribes and their habitat – Regional, economic and linguistic distribution; Demographic profile of Indian tribe in Eastern India (state-wise population distribution with respect to age and sex (Census 2001, 2011))

Material Culture and Social Organization of specific tribes in India: Santals, Garo, Toda, Chenchu, Lodha, Toto, Birhor

Unit – II: Contemporary issues and problems of Indian tribes:

The changing concept of Indian tribes; Change in policy issues, Draft National Tribal Policy in India; Acculturation, assimilation and integration of tribal society in India; De-tribalization & Re-tribalization.

Unit – III: Anthropological study of Peasants: Concept, definition and type of Peasantry. Approaches to the study of peasants – economic, political and cultural. Caste and peasantry in India: Early, medieval origins and present situation.

Unit – IV: Tribal and Peasant Movement: General Concept of Tribal and Peasant movement - PreIndependent and Post - Independent India

Practical 20 Marks

Reading at least two original ethnographic books and write a review report of any one book

References

Desai, A. R. (1994) Rural Sociology in India. Bombay: Popular Prakashan.

Gupta, D. (1991). Social Stratification. Oxford University Press: Delhi.

Madan, V. (2002). The Village in India. Oxford University Press: Delhi.

Mandelbaum, D.G. (2016) Society in India. Sage Publications.

Nathan, D. (1998). Tribe-Caste Question. Simla: IIAS.

National Tribal Policy (draft) (2006). Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Government of India.

Patnaik, S.M. (1996). Displacement, Rehabilitation and Social change. Inter India Publication, Delhi.

Shah, G. (2002). Social Movement and the State. Delhi: Sage.

Shanin, T. (1987). Peasants and Peasantry. New York, Blackwell.

Vidyarthi, L.P. and Rai, B.K. (1985) Tribal Culture in India. New Delhi, Concept Publishing Company. 11. Wolf, E. (1966). Peasants. NJ, Prentice Hall

Evans-Pritchard E.E. 1940. The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People Oxford

W,H,R, Rivers. 1990. The Todas. Cambridge University Press.

Vidyarthy L.P. 2009. The Kharia then and now. Concept, New Delhi