Imagining the ‘Tribe’ in Colonial and Post-Independence India
Imagining the ‘Tribe’ in Colonial and Post-Independence India
Author(s): Sanjukta Das GuptaSubject(s): History of Law, Constitutional Law, Political history, Government/Political systems, Politics and religion, Politics and society, Comparative politics, 19th Century, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Ethnic Minorities Studies, Politics and Identity
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Adivasi; Scheduled Tribes; British colonialism; post-colonial India;
Summary/Abstract: In the context of the changing nature of India’s relationship with her tribal or Adivasi population, this paper seeks to analyze the construction ‘tribes’ in colonial India and how these came to influence contemporary India’s understandings of the category. Arguing that state policies are actuated by myriad ways in which target populations are defined, conceptualized and represented, this paper seeks to trace the contentious categorizations and multiple identities that have been imagined for, thrust upon and assumed by such communities since colonial times. It thus critically explores and engages with a range of ideologies that informed and shaped independent India’s tribal policies.
Journal: Politeja - Pismo Wydziału Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
- Issue Year: 16/2019
- Issue No: 59
- Page Range: 107-121
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English