Tribal Women: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Book Details

• Author: S.N. Chaudhary

• Binding: Hardcover

• Number of Pages: 294

• Publication Year: 2015

• ISBN: 9788131606650

• Sale Territory: India Only

About the Book

This book delves into the heterogeneous social status of tribal women across different regions and tribes in India. Despite various legal safeguards and development programs, tribal women continue to face oppression, exploitation, and discrimination in various aspects of life. The work provides an in-depth examination of the status of tribal women, analyzing their position in society from a historical perspective and highlighting the factors contributing to their changing status.

The book addresses critical concerns regarding the empowerment of tribal women, including:

• How to educate tribal women and raise awareness about their basic rights.

• Formulating and implementing policies tailored to their needs.

• Bridging the gap between the aspirations and accomplishments of tribal women.

• Sensitizing global forces to work in favor of tribal women, particularly at the village level.

• Strengthening government programs for the broader benefit of tribal women.

By shedding light on these pressing issues, this book serves as a valuable resource for students, scholars, NGOs, policymakers, and change agents involved in the understanding and advancement of tribal women.

Contents

1. Introduction – S.N. Chaudhary

2. Interrogating Social Oppression, Economic Exploitation, and Political Discrimination – M.N. Karna

3. Tribal Women – D. Sundaram

4. Women’s Participation in Protest Movements in Kalinganagar and POSCO – K. Gopal Iyer

5. In Between Tradition and Modernity – Karma Oraon

6. Contemporary Status of Tribal Women – M.C. Behera

7. Status of Health and Healing Practices Prevalent Among Tribal Women – Madhu Nagla

8. Reproductive Health Status of Bhil Women in an Urban Setting – Rahul Banerjee and Subhadra Khaperde

9. Elementary Education of Tribal Girls – R.K. Mohanty

10. Problems of Distress Migration of Tribal Women in KBK Districts of Orissa – S.N. Tripathy

11. Tribal Women and Health Modernity – Neeta Tapan

12. Empowerment of Tribal Women through Joint Forest Management – Debashis Debnath and Lolita Pradhan

13. In Between Deprivation and Dependent Economic Development – S.N. Chaudhary

14. Participation of Tribal Women in Grassroots Political Institutions – Yatindra Singh Sisodia

15. Empowerment of Tribal Women – D.K. Verma

16. Gender Discrimination among Nagas of Nagaland – J.J. Roy Burman

17. Status of Tribal Women – Swapan Kumar Kolay and Anil Prasad Bandela

18. Status of Reja – Gaya Pandey

About the Author

S.N. Chaudhary is a renowned Professor of Sociology and former Dean of the Faculty of Social Science at Barkatullah University, Bhopal. He is currently the Rajiv Gandhi Chair Professor at the same university. Dr. Chaudhary has conducted extensive fieldwork, including among Red Indians in British Columbia, Canada. He has completed 27 research projects and has authored over 30 books and 60 research papers. His research interests include tribal development, tribal indebtedness, the impact of technology on society, and the challenges faced by tribal youth.