Tribes of Assam Part III

Abstract

This book is one of the first comprehensive notes on Scheduled tribes of Assam. It covers six Scheduled Tribes namely Hajongs, Garos, Khasis, Jaintias and Meches. The study in short tried to covers the basic characteristics of the tribes, their degree of development, problems of transition and adaption to the new technologies. Here the origin and historical aspects are narrated with the help of the empirical findings and secondary sources. It would enable us to know about the basic characteristics of the tribes, their pace of development and their role as an integral part of the greater Indian society. Such publication would be also help the administrators specially those who are quite new to the tribal areas, development agencies, research scholars, social workers and others who are directly or indirectly connected with the welfare and development of the tribal communities.