Understanding the Ghotul of Abujh Maria

A Prelude to a Strategy of the Development of the Community

Authors

  • Ranju Hasini Sahoo Ranju Hasini Sahu is Associate Professor and Head , Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh

Keywords:

Tribal Society, Development strategy, regional development, Tribal Development

Abstract

Abujh Maria tribe maintain their social solidarity and ethnic identity through this age-old institution. However, the agents and institutions who have played an important role in the transformation of the Ghotul system are the modern educational institution's administrative functionaries like block level officials, health and ICDS workers and their participation in the democratic process of the Panchayat Raj System. Now a day’s Sarpanch and Sachiv play a major role in the power structure of the village. Migration of Dandami Maria to the Abujh Mar Hills, the Naxalite movement and above all market economy has its own role to play in the process. The paper seeks to highlight some of these dynamics in the said tribal community.

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2014-08-01

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Sahoo , R. H. (2014). Understanding the Ghotul of Abujh Maria: A Prelude to a Strategy of the Development of the Community. Journal of Studies in Dynamics and Change (JSDC), 1(4). Retrieved from https://jsdconline.com/journal/jsdc/index.php/home/article/view/42

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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2014): August 2014

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