India tribal belt

The India's tribal belts refer to contiguous areas of indigenous settlement of tribal people of India.

Northwest India

The Tribal Belt of Northwest India includes the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. The tribal people of this region have origins which precede the Vedic Aryan people of the north and the Dravidian people of the south. In fact, the origins of these people are thought to stem back to the Harappan civilisation of the Indus valley, the oldest traceable civilisation of the Indian sub-continent which flourished between 3500BC and 2500BC.^{[citation needed]}

The tribes of north-west India were once strong matrilineal societies. The changing fates and fortunes of these people has caused a gradual evolution to a more patriarchal code of living. These days the tribal societies generally follow the rule of patriliny. There are still, however, many strong cases of organised matriarchy in existence today. It is the women who organise matters such as relationships and marriages, the inheritance of land, and the distribution of wealth.

Central India

The Central India Tribal Belt stretches from Gujarat in the west up to West Bengal in the east across the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. It is among the poorest regions of the country. Over 90% of the Belt's tribal population is rural, with primitive agriculture.^[1]

See also

• Adivasi ("Scheduled tribes")
• List of Scheduled Tribes in India

References

1. ^ "Central India Initiative"

External links

• Article at Naturecamps.co.in
• Programs at Centre for Environmental Protection & Cultural Exchange (CEPCE)