Indian Tribal Life and Culture: A Sociological Research

          Indian tribal people are still considered among the oldest people of India. Their importance is extraordinary from the point of view of history and culture. These people are mostly settled in forests and hills area, separated from the normal life stream. That is why today we do not know as much about them as we should. The Indian Constitution has given them special help to keep their rights and culture alive. For them, some parts five and six have been granted in the Indian Constitution. And rights have been mentioned in some articles. Famous socialist Dr. M.K.A. Siddiqui has said that, "People, who are living their life in the ancient way, away from the population here, in places away from the main civilization of the country, are called tribal’s". Our tribal people living life in the way of ancient primitive tribes are about ten crore today. Who are still living with their culture and civilization. The population of the tribals of India is mainly located in three places. The first region is the sea valley area in South India. The second region is the hills and forests of Central India. The third region is the northern and north-eastern regions of the country. Where the primitive tribal people of India are settled Ralph Lytton- "A tribal is a living in the same area and having cultural similarities, friendly relations and contacts among its members."