Life of tribal’s is not easy. The term Scheduled Tribes refers to specific indigenous peoples whose status is acknowledged to some formal degree by national legislation. A collective term in use locally to describe most of these peoples is Upajati. Since time immemorial forest has been the habitat of the tribal people in all the countries with tribal population. In India almost all the tribal groups are found in their forest inhabit, although some of the tribal population may also be found in non-tribal villages, towns and cities. Most of the tribal communities inhabit the placid forest as a perennial source of natural resources. Tribal people are also called as indigenous people. Tribal areas are the remotest as well as the most secluded and generally inaccessible hilly tracts. The life in these areas is full of adventure and susceptible to natural calamities. Tribal Areas had drawn special attention of the administration since pre independent era. The present book highlights, considers and discusses various contemporary issues of tribal’s. It is hoped that the present edition of this book will be beneficial to all concerned of the society, in general and students, lawyers, advocates, academicians, human rights institutions, researchers and NGOs working in tribal welfare field, in particular Contents are: Sixth Schedule of Constitution, Situation of Tribal’s in India, Tribal’s in North-East India, Tribal Youth in Tripura, Tribal life in India, Corporate Sectors for Tribal People, Social Security of Tribal’s in India, Tribal Culture and Elementary Schooling, Tribal’s in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Status of Autonomous District Council’s in India, Dima Hasao Autonomous District Council, Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council, Bodol and Territorial Council, Economic transition in Nagaland, Autonomous district council in Mizoram, Gorkhal and Territorial Administration and Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council.………

About the Author

Sukanta Sarkar (MA, Ph.D) is working as assistant professor (economic s ) , Faculty of Management Studies, ICFAI University, Agartala, Tripura. He did bachelor and master degree in economics. He was awarded Ph.D for this research work on rubber tappers in Tripura. He qualified UGC-NET Exam in December/2006. He presented many research papers in various seminars, conferences and symposiums. Various research papers have been published in foreign and national journals. He has authored books relating to Corruption, Human Trafficking, Orphan Children, Rubber plantation, Corporate social responsibility, Handicraft workers, Deforestation, Environmental pollution, Agrarian economics and Social security….. Suman Kalyan Chaudhury (M.Com, Ph.D) is a distinguished scholar in the field of Finance and Accounting and a dedicated researcher and teacher. His superior academic credentials have put him in a status as exemplary and a role model in management. He has published 40 research papers in different referred National and International journals and magazines. At present under his guidance 10 research scholar doing Ph.D in the area of Management and one scholar has awarded Ph.D. His excellence in methodology and competency in pedagogy is well accredited. He has innate curiosity and his passion for management and industry is unique in style. His experience in this vast field is unparallel. He has engaged number of students in cutting edge research. He has participated and presented 60 papers in various National and International conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops. His area of interest on research covers Financial Management, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Micro Finance,.To his credit Dr. Chaudhury has 13 years of teaching experience, 3 years Industry experience along with 3 years research experience. Currently Dr. Chaudhury is working for Berhampaur University, Odisha as a Placement Officer, in P.G. Dept. of Business Administration.……….