Forgotten Communities of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh A Story of De-
The book discusses the socio-cultural-historical, occupational, educational, employment and discriminatory status of one of the most neglected and marginalised communities: the de-notified tribes or ex-criminal tribes of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Base
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A Story of De-notified Tribes Vijay Korra
Forgotten Communities of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
Vijay Korra
Forgotten Communities of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh A Story of De-notified Tribes
Vijay Korra Nizamiah Observatory Campus Centre for Economic and Social Studies Hyderabad, Telangana, India
ISBN 978-981-15-0162-3 ISBN 978-981-15-0163-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0163-0 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Marina Lohrbach_shutterstock.com Cover design: eStudio Calamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore
Preface
India is not only a combination of multi-religion, cultural, linguistic, it is also home to numerous caste groups wherein the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) followed by Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) (Dalit communities) are predominantly more in population. Nonetheless, there is another section which is invisible in our society, but has a good number of population spread all across the country, they are called as ex- criminal tribes a.k.a. de-notified tribes. Their population ranges between 10–12 percent of the total population. These sections of our society are placed at the bottom of the caste hierarchy, sometimes treated worse than the Dalits. De-notified communities were placed in different reserved categories based on their historical, cultural and socio-economical backdrop. A large number of them were accorded the OBC status, category that has the least access to basic amenity, infrastructure, resources and dignity of life. They lead a semi-nomadic to a
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