Tribal Communities and the Exclusion-Inclusion Debate in India

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Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/Ganesha Somayaji. 2. Negotiating tribal development in India: debates and perspectives/Joanna P. Coelho. 3. Forests, adivasi rights and the state/Ishwar Singh. 4. Issues and challenges in tribal development: a perspective from the North-East/D.V. Kumar. 5. Issues and challenges in tribal mainstreaming: A Kudubi case of South coastal Karnataka/Y. Ravindranath Rao. 6. Empowering communities through financial inclusion: the need for social performance management among micro finance institutions (MFIs)/Anup Dash and S.L. Saran. 7. Is inclusion possible through English medium primary education? the case of Gauddas of Goa/Afonso Manuel Botelho. 8. The social exclusion of tribal communities: a case study of Siddhi Muslims of Karnataka/Shukath Azim. 9. Flourishing grass trade in Dahanu: a Coercive oppression of tribals/P.S. Vivek. 10. Impact of development induced involuntary displacement on tribals in India/Sakarama Somayaji. 11. Social exclusion and inclusion of de-notified and nomadic tribes (DNTS) in Maharashtra/Balaji Kendre. 12. Social change and need for inclusion: a case study of Bedas of Karnataka/Dhruva B. Jyothi. 13. Development and indigenous medical knowledge: a case from tribal Orissa/Khirod Chandra Moharana. Index.