Tribal Freedom Fighters and Tribal Resistance Movements: Historical relevance and importance of those movements.

Tribal Contributions in realizing sustainable development: Sustainable practices in agriculture, forest management, and water conservation. Role of tribal communities in protecting biodiversity.

Contemporary Challenges: challenges posed by Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) policies for Tribals: 

•  Displacement and loss of land due to development projects.

• Impact of globalization and climate change on tribal livelihoods.

• Repercussions of the poverty induced migration on the lives of tribals.

• Psychological challenges of facing a new world with novel customs, culture and socio-religious practices.

Recent policy initiatives taken by the Government of India for the tribal population

• Schemes introduced by the government for the tribals.

• Significance of the recent policy interventions for tribals: Tribal Health Initiative, Tribal Cultural Conservation, Tribal Unorganized Workers’ Empowerment, Declaration of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas.

• Policy interventions and the role of civil society in tribal empowerment.