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This book is about the presence of the absent- the tribes of
Punjab, India, many of them still nomadic, constituting the poorest
of the poor in the state. Drawing on exhaustive fieldwork and
ethnographic accounts of more than 750 respondents, it explores the
occupational change across generations to prove their presence in
the state before the Criminal Tribes Act was implemented in 1871.
The archival reports reveal the atrocities unleashed by the
colonial government on these people. The volume shows how the
post-colonial government too has proved no different; it has done
little to bring them into the mainstream society by not exploiting
their traditional expertise or equipping them with modern skills.
This book will be of great interest to scholars of sociology,
social anthropology, social history, public policy, development
studies, tribal communities and South Asian studies.
This book is about the presence of the absent- the tribes of
Punjab, India, many of them still nomadic, constituting the poorest
of the poor in the state. Drawing on exhaustive fieldwork and
ethnographic accounts of more than 750 respondents, it explores the
occupational change across generations to prove their presence in
the state before the Criminal Tribes Act was implemented in 1871.
The archival reports reveal the atrocities unleashed by the
colonial government on these people. The volume shows how the
post-colonial government too has proved no different; it has done
little to bring them into the mainstream society by not exploiting
their traditional expertise or equipping them with modern skills.
This book will be of great interest to scholars of sociology,
social anthropology, social history, public policy, development
studies, tribal communities and South Asian studies.
One of the important projects launched by the British government in
the late 19th century was the preparation of a detailed census of
the demographic profile of the Indian population across the
country. Unable to understand the cultural pluralism that
characterizes Indian unity in variety, the census was riddled with
problems of definition and cate
One of the important projects launched by the British government in
the late 19th century was the preparation of a detailed census of
the demographic profile of the Indian population across the
country. Unable to understand the cultural pluralism that
characterizes Indian unity in variety, the census was riddled with
problems of definition and categories. This book is a comprehensive
ethnographic account of seven tribes in Punjab, classified as
'criminal' by the British administration, in order to make some
sense of their alleged criminality: Bauria, Bazigar Banjara,
Bangala, Barad, Gandhila, Nat and Sansi. The problem of definition
of tribe and the issue of criminality are discussed critically.
More importantly, the book shows that, contrary to the claims of
the Punjab government, these 'ex-criminal' tribes still exist and
constitute the poorest of the poor in an otherwise prosperous
state. It also addresses to a significant current development of
various Denotified Tribes' Associations in Punjab (and other states
as well) that have already started raking their long pending demand
of Scheduled Tribe status. It is suggested that if their demands
are not suitably addressed to they may take recourse to the Gujjar
way of resolving conflict as in Rajasthan. As tribes the world over
are slowly facing extinction, this important book will serve to
archive the ethnographies of these 'ex-criminal' tribes. An unusual
feature of the book is the voices of a few of the elderly in these
tribes whose reminiscences about their traditions, beliefs and
practices have been documented. The book will be valuable for those
in the fields of sociology, anthropology, social history, tribal
and ethnic studies, cultural and folk studies.
This book is a major intervention in the understanding of the
dynamics of internal migration in South Asia. It traces the
historical roots of certain migrant Sikh communities to the south
and north-east India; chronicles their social, religious and
economic practices; and examines peculiar identity formations. This
first-of-its-kind empirical study examines the socio-economic
conditions of Sikhs in the Deccan and the North-East who are
believed to be the descendants of the soldiers in Maharaja Ranjit
Singh's army despatched to the two regions in the early nineteenth
century. It draws on extensive ethnographic accounts to present the
social realities of the different communities, including language,
religion, culture, occupation, caste, marriage and kinship, and
agency. It also questions the idea of Sikh homogeneity that many
within the community have come to believe in, while revealing both
differences and similarities. The book will be of great interest to
scholars and researchers of sociology and social anthropology,
migration and diaspora studies, religion, especially Sikh studies,
cultural studies, as well as the Sikh diaspora worldwide.
This book is a major intervention in the understanding of the
dynamics of internal migration in South Asia. It traces the
historical roots of certain migrant Sikh communities to the south
and north-east India; chronicles their social, religious and
economic practices; and examines peculiar identity formations. This
first-of-its-kind empirical study examines the socio-economic
conditions of Sikhs in the Deccan and the North-East who are
believed to be the descendants of the soldiers in Maharaja Ranjit
Singh's army despatched to the two regions in the early nineteenth
century. It draws on extensive ethnographic accounts to present the
social realities of the different communities, including language,
religion, culture, occupation, caste, marriage and kinship, and
agency. It also questions the idea of Sikh homogeneity that many
within the community have come to believe in, while revealing both
differences and similarities. The book will be of great interest to
scholars and researchers of sociology and social anthropology,
migration and diaspora studies, religion, especially Sikh studies,
cultural studies, as well as the Sikh diaspora worldwide.
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