Vaidehi Bhangde & Varun Alase, Symbiosis Law School, Nagpur
ABSTRACT
Tribal groups in India have been subject to marginalization and discrimination by other sections of society for a very long period of time, and events from the past decade or so seem to indicate that such treatment has not ceased. In fact, the feelings of contempt towards tribal people have only seemed to increase, and there is a plethora of reasons to which this can be attributed. There are adverse sentiments constantly brewing in the minds of the Indian public against the possession of land, reservations and other privileges given to Scheduled Tribes (STs). Though these benefits were conferred to protect the livelihood of the STs, they have now become the subject-matter of large-scale debate and resulted in hostility, discrimination, and other forms of denigration against tribals. Given these occurrences, this paper attempts to contextualize the friction between STs and other groups, identify its roots, and understand its outcomes and various ways to end the cycle of deprivation and antagonism against them. Additionally, it attempts to highlight how, as India rapidly advances into the modern age, it is imperative to introduce a judicious balance between the interests of the tribal people and their conditions, and those of the other sections of society and their circumstances.
Keywords: Tribes, Scheduled Tribes, Reservation, Land Rights, Tribal Animosity, Ethnic Violence, Social Isolation, Economic Disparity.
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