Case Studies
Topics in Paper-2 for which case studies could be collected
5.2 Linguistic and
religious minorities and their social, political and economic status.
5.3 Panchayati raj and
social change; Media and social change.
6.2 Problems of the
tribal Communities – land alienation, poverty, indebtedness, low literacy, poor
educational facilities, unemployment, underemployment, health and nutrition.
6.3 Developmental
projects and their impact on tribal displacement and problems of
rehabilitation. Development of forest policy and tribals. Impact of
urbanization and industrialization on tribal populations.
7.1 Problems of
exploitation and deprivation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other
Backward Classes. Constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled
Castes.
7.2 Social change and
contemporary tribal societies: Impact of modern democratic institutions,
development programmes and welfare measures on tribals and weaker sections.
7.3 The concept of
ethnicity; Ethnic conflicts and political developments; Unrest among tribal
communities; Regionalism and demand for autonomy; Pseudo-tribalism; Social
change among the tribes during colonial and post-Independent India.
8.1 Impact of Hinduism,
Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and other religions on tribal societies.
9.1 History of
administration of tribal areas, tribal policies, plans, programmes of tribal
development and their implementation. The concept of PTGs (Primitive Tribal
Groups), their distribution, special programmes for their development. Role of
N.G.O.s in tribal development.
9.2 Role of anthropology
in tribal and rural development.
9.3 Contributions of
anthropology to the understanding of regionalism, communalism, and ethnic and
political movements.
Some 15/20 markers questions from 2015 paper-2 for which case
studies could be elaborated.
- Examine the social implications of media
and communication technology – I’ve written the case study of Community
Radio Initiative of a certain tribe in Jharkhand
- Discuss the impact of Hinduism on the
status of tribal women in Central India – case study for this could be
picked from Tribal India(Nadeem Hasnain) or searched online
- Discuss the impact of globalization on
village economy in India – Impact of Monsanto and others in Indian
villages and farmer suicides can be used?
- Recently non-government organizations have
been critiqued for interfering, with developmental process in tribal heartland.
Critically comment.(9.1)
- Discuss the sociocultural, economic and
psychological constraints responsible for low literacy in tribal areas
(6.2)
CASE STUDIES for some topics
Panchayat raj and Social
Change
- Combating the adverse CSR through Gram Sabhas”
– The Bibipur Experience
A small village in the
district of Haryana; Sarpanch has held the first ever Mahila Sabha on female
foeticide, Women committed to the cause of the girl children have been selected
as volunteers, and all pregnancies registered within the first trimester; One
panchayat member and volunteer would keep a check on clinics and any case would
be brought to immediate notice of police; helped in reduction of CSR;
The real potential of
Panchayati Raj as envisaged by Gandhi can be realized if the disparities and
stratification systems based on class caste and gender , and the influence of
the dominant castes in the working of PRIs are addressed.
– Empowering Women.
Bhuvneshwari Netam, Sarpanch, Balargaun, Chattisgarh
Netam personally address
women at Anganwadi centres on matters related to maternal care,child birth,
child care, breast feeding etc. Efforts to make women self sufficient in buying
seeds, farming and selling the produce; Earlier villagers defecate in the open,
now samuhik shauchalays built by the panchayats ( women do not suffer from the
dignity) Panchayats runs schemes to enable differently abled to access
financial assistance and education. Also in reclaiming land that was encroached
80 years ago converted to a community complex. This panchayat has
witnessed increased participation of women and the credit for this openness and
responsibility with which women contribute is due to the Sarpanch being a
woman
Forest Rights Act
Positive case studies
Niyamgiri in Odisha-
Khonds – asserted their rights to conserve culture and community traditional
practises under the FRA and PESA; No bauxite mining;
Negatives
Kadars in pallakad dst
in Kerala – no access to tradtiional forest reserves – honey cultivators – Non
implementation of FRA
Globalisation/
Christianity
It is a fact that the
Nagas and certain other North-East tribes opposed very much the entry of
Europeans in their areas particularly the missionaries. Today almost 95%
Nagas,99% Mizos,80% Khasis,94% Garos have embraced Christianity. Have the
tribals of north-east lost their identities? The answer is both yes and no.
Those who embraced Christianity, they have lost their nature-centric religion,
but they have gain a lot in some other way. In other words, the tribals of
north-east have immensely benefited by embracing Christianity. Christian
missionaries not only converted them but also set up the best English medium
schools, colleges, dispensaries, hospitals and other charitable homes. The
numbers of civil servants, university and college teachers, engineers, doctors
etc. are increasing day by day. The Bonda tribe of Orissa till yesterday
didn’t have a matriculate. Only recently the student from Bonda tribe passed
matriculation compared with the number of North East tribals in universities.
Media and Social Change
Jharkhand Community
Radio Initiative
Best practices
Success story of MFP
activity can be used for many questions in paper-2 (Impact of govt. programs on
tribals/ Discuss the nature of social change in tribal India under the impact
of developmental programmes)
Some success practices
in this page can be used for questions on TRIFED/ Cooperatives etc.
Case studies can also
picked up from Nadeem Hasnain Tribal India
DIAGRAMS
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