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As the identification of Scheduled Tribes (STs) is left to the state government – which bases decisions on political considerations rather than the established criteria for identification of STs – there are bound to be emerging demands for inclusion in the list of STs. Meanwhile, in the name of extending welfare projects and affirmative action to tribal people, the state is legitimizing its control over tribal resources. For STs, the important issue is not integration into mainstream society, nor development by any outside agency, but recognition as peoples in their own right, treatment as equal partners, and control over their lands and livelihoods and, through this, the ability to develop themselves.

The present volume on 'The Development of SCs and STs in India' contains several contributors on various aspects relating to problem and development of SCs and STs. These contributions have been transpired form reputed academicians and research scholars in the Universities and Colleges. The book emphasized on development of SCs and STs in India. A clear-sighted and well-researched view on the problem have been put forth in this volume. The present exposition through critical analyses is an ob...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: tribes in India and their education -- 2 Tribal education in central India: conditions under colonialist and nationalist moves -- 3 Uneven growth and a hurdled path: education of the scheduled tribes in Chhattisgarh -- 4 Strands of educational participation of scheduled tribes: the case of Jharkhand -- 5 Academic performance of the scheduled tribe students in West Bengal -- 6 Under the shadow of prosperity: scheduled tribe students in Gujarat -- 7 The paradox of education: stereotyping equality of the scheduled tribes in Odisha -- 8 Invisible discrimination: educational status of the scheduled tribes of Telangana state -- 9 Outliers in Kerala: educational status of scheduled tribes -- 10 Educational status of the denotified tribes of Telangana -- 11 Educational constraints and condition of denotified, nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes in Rajasthan -- Appendix: Method and sample for ST ICSSR-sponsored studies on "education status of scheduled tribes: attainments and challenges" (ICSSR: ESTAC) -- Index.

Scheduled Tribes (STs, indigenous people) are one of the most marginalised communities in the political sphere. Political marginalisation of STs due to historical injustices has compelled the Indian state to explore alternative means to ensure adequate representation for them by adopting a political reservation system. Political reservation has, therefore, become their primary means of political empowerment, wherein it has ensured the redistribution of political resources in favour of the marginalised communities. Against this backdrop, the article explores the location of tribal communities in the colonial political system and the reasons for their disproportionate representation, the nature and dynamics of ST reserved constituency and the effects of political reservation on these communities. Further, the article concludes by suggesting that the political reservation system has brought both hope and despair among the STs.