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5. Nomads and Settled

Communities

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Do you know who are these people and how do they live their life? Write a brief note about them.
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In mainland India, tribals are known as adivasis. Most
of them live in Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh,
Odisha and the North-east. They also live in the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They are still
marginalised and their way of living is also different
from the rest of the people. This often makes them
misunderstood by others. Scheduled Tribe is an
administrative term used for purpose of
‘administering’ certain specific Constitutional Tribals of Africa
privileges, protection and benefits to specific sections Shudras were denied access to temples and public
of the people considered historically disadvantaged. functions. Women were not given a high status.

We have learnt about the structure of society in early
medieval period. It consisted of the Brahmins at the Tribal Societies
top of the hierarchical order, followed by the Often tribal societies were nomadic, i.e., they moved
Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas and the Shudras at the from one place to another in search of food and
bottom. pasture lands. The tribes are marginalised groups that
remained on the periphery of the main society, i.e.,
Wow Fact who lived away from the main habitations of villages

India has one of the largest tribal populations and towns. These people lived in dense forests,
in the world, second only to Africa. It is mountains, hills, deserts, etc.
estimated that there are around 77 million With the expansion of agriculture and increase in
tribals in India.
population, the cultivable area kept on expanding and
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