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The paper is based on Secondary sources census, NSS data and the published research reports and articles. It briefly outlines the status of tribals in the Jharkhand region of Bihar. It discusses the demographic characteristics, literacy, education and health status of tribals in the region. It also describes in brief economic features and living conditions. It points out that the tribal groups are very heterogeneous and are at different levels of development and areas to resources. It argues that despite the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution of India, the tribals have lowest health, education and income status and except for a minority population, the development process initiated in the post Independence period has almost bypassed them. It also indicates the implication of the demographic feature for development intervention.

This article describes some of the aspects that growing up entails for young men in Ranchi, Jharkhand, who feel that they are more privileged than girls in many respects. Nevertheless, they experience extreme stress, confusion, anger or sadness as they cannot always cope with the expectation of having to restrict themselves to masculine scripts. At such moments, it is the brother's role that is preferred. The author argues that this explains the popularity of rakshabandhan among young men of various religious, class and caste backgrounds. The ethos of rakshabandhan not only em phasises the commitment of brothers to protect their sisters (real and fictive), but also requires sisters to serve and love them. Rakshabandhan also legitimates interaction between the sexes, and at times love between this kind of brothers and sisters, which is otherwise not sanctioned in a city like Ranchi.