The distinct meaning of "tribe" separated from "nation" emerged in the first half of the nineteenth century, when early anthropologists and sociologists associated it with the concept of "primitive society (Fried, 1966, 1975). Tribe commonly called 'scheduled tribe' in the Indian context is an administrative and legal term to label some ethnic groups based on their socio-economic status, religious and cultural customs in order to give special attention to them as mandated by the Constitution......... more

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