TRIBE: DEFINED THROUGH AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL LENS

When we discuss about ‘'tribes' in a broader sense we may think of tribes not only confined to India, but in the whole world and also various types and categories of tribes like Scheduled Tribe, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, Ex-criminal tribes, De-notified or Nomadic tribe, Hunters and Gatherers Tribe, Backward Tribes, Forest Tribes, and may be some other existing forms too. The whole concept and notion of tribal is different and various from individual to individual. The definition of the term 'Tribe' will vary from the definition by a layman, to the definition provided by an anthropologist or sociologist compared to the definition provided by an administrator or a social worker or a researcher. Unfortunately or interestingly even people who are involved with the tribes and the tribal issues, they also vary in their opinions (practically or theoretically) on the concept of 'tribe'. Keywords: Tribe, PVTG, definition, classification, conceptualization, primitive.