The Tribes in Ancient India

  • Tapati Mukherjee
Keywords: Indian Tribes, Ancient Tribes, Ancient India, Ancient Indian Tribes, Tribes in Ancient India

Abstract

In view of a significant number of tribal populace in India and their growing emergence as a formidable part of Indian national panorama at present, it is imperative to trace their origin,nature and status in ancient India .A critical study of ancient Indian texts will show that since the period of Vedic Samhitas, we encounter certain groups of people who were presumed to be the original dwellers of this country and who preferred to remain beyond the periphery of the socalled Aryan and Non Aryan conflict .The present paper will show how these people, later designated as tribes, preferred seclusion from the mainstream society presumably to retain their self identity and how they were treated by the society, a reflection of which can be traced in the ancient Indian texts.

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Published
2019-07-04
How to Cite
Mukherjee, T. (2019). The Tribes in Ancient India. International Bilingual Journal of Culture, Anthropology and Linguistics, 1(1), 35-38. Retrieved from https://indianadibasi.com/journal/index.php/ibjcal/article/view/2