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Presence of the Absent: An Introduction -- Punjab and its people -- Tribal communities in the Colonial Punjab -- Tribal communities in the Post-Colonial Punjab -- Socio-economic Profile of the Tribal Communities in Punjab -- Occupations of the Tribal Communities -- Intergenerational Occupational Change -- In Lieu of Conclusion.

Focussing on 7 tribes of the Punjab declared as 'criminal' by the British administration in India, this study highlights the problem of how the concepts of 'tribe' and 'criminal' continue to remain ill- and variously-defined, they constituting the most oppressed in an otherwise prosperous state

Farmers' suicides have been a serious issue over the last three decades in Punjab and also in other states. Much debate has concentrated on the economic factors, especially debt. This article makes sociological observations of Durkheim in the context of Punjab's society and culture that may help us see the other side of the problem. It argues that debt per se is not the cause of suicide always but that of the agrarian crisis, following the liberal theory of economic and social development. The culture of consumerism is like fuel to the fire.