Backwardness
Tribal education in Kashmir: overcoming socio-cultural barriers to inclusive learning
By: MANSOOR AHMAD, ANEESA SHAFI – The educational remoteness of Scheduled Tribes (STs) is still a major issue in many countries, especially in India. This study provides an insightful examination of the educational disadvantage of the Scheduled Tribes in the particular setting of Kashmir, India. The study examines socio-economic, cultural and political aspects of the…
The Marginal Muslim Minority of Bengal, India: An Anthropological Analysis
By: INTEKHAB HOSSAIN – West Bengal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual and multi-religious state of India where various ethnic groups and creeds have been living side by side since long past. Muslims are the principal minority of this multi-religious state and constitute about 27% of the state’s total population. Yet little is known about the socio-economic…