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SHAPING OF TRIBAL IDENTITY AND CONCEPT OF SELFSELF----RULERULE IN GUJARAT Study conducted by BSC Research Team BSC Research Team Anita Parmar, Ankur Baruah Bipin Parmar, Franklin Christian, Sheetal Shukla, Varsha Ganguly APRIL 2007 BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE CENTRE St. Xavier’s Non formal Education Society St. Xavier’s college campus Ahmedabad. List of contents Contents Page no. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Prologue 1 Recognizing under-development of tribals in India 2 Non-tribals need to be educated about tribals 4 Debate on defining ‘tribe’ and ‘tribal’ 5 Scenario of tribal development in Gujarat state 6 Study on ‘tribal identity’ and ‘self-rule by tribals’ 7 Research methodology 10 Structure of the report 11 CHAPTER 2: FACTORS IN SHAPING TRIBAL IDENTITY 12 A) Tribal Identity - the inner voice 13 B) Economic factors - competition for resources 15 C) Political factors 19 D) Social and religious factors – process of ‘Sanskritization’ 22 and social domination E) Impact of development initiatives by the State 26 F) Intra-tribe and inter-tribe dynamics 30 G) Interaction with non-tribals 34 CHAPTER 3: PANCHAYATI RAJ AND PESA IN GUJARAT 37 Panchayati Raj: Communities stake on governance 37 Historical background: Scheduled Area and Tribal Self-Rule 38 in India Exploring tribal self-rule or local self-government 41 (i) Panchayati Raj - its principles for governance, structure 43 and functioning (ii) PESA and its provisions 56 (iii)Understanding traditional system of tribals for 67 governance in context of PR & PESA (iv) Views of tribals on PR & PESA CHAPTER 4: CONCLUSION An appeal for civil society to understand tribal development Highlights of the study Abbreviations RSS : Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh BJP : Bharatia Janata Party VHP : Vishava Hindu Parishad VP : Village Panchayat BP : Block Panchayat DP : District Panchayat BD : Bajarang Dal CBO : Community Based Organizations MFP : Minor Forest Produce PIA : Project Implementation Agency DRDA : District Rural Development Agency NGO : Non Governmental Organization PESA : Panchayati Raj Extension for Schedule areas Act TDO : Taluka Development Officer TSP : Tribal Sub Plan Dept. : Department R & R : Rehabilitation and Resettlement SOR : Schedule of Rates Glossary Panch : Literally it means ‘five’ and a form or organisation – council. As a form of organisation, it means meeting of five wise persons, who settle disputes, deliver justice, set norms for social and cultural affairs like birth, marriage and death Panchayat : Derived from panch; a form of institution for governance at various administrative units’ level, i.e. village, block and district Gram : Village Gram Panchayat : Village Panchayat Gramsabha : Village level Meeting Taluka : Block Taluka Panchayat : Block Panchayat Jilla : District Jilla Panchayat : District Panchayat Adivasi : Original settlers; usually used for tribals Shasan : Governance Su-shasan : Good Governance Sva-shasan : Self Governance (Self-Rule) Sangh Parivar : A religious organization that promotes religious (Hindu) nationalism with the alliances of its allies Bawan Company : This term is used by Vasava tribe of Valia block for patels (upper caste) Sanskritization : Sanskrit is a language of gods and goddesses and in Indian caste system; shudras (the lower castes) are not allowed to use Sanskrit for learning. The term ‘sanskritisation’ is derived from the word ‘Sanskrit’, which refers to a process of adopting upper caste Hindu way of living by lower castes. This term is coined by Indian sociologists to describe imitation and imbibing values by lower caste for social upward mobility Navaratri : Festival of Hindus – birth of mother goddess, celebrated with garba (dance) Ramnavami : Festival of Hindus – birth Lord Ram Ashramshala : Residential schools, started by Gandhians in Gujarat in mid 20 th century Jhanoon : Militancy Kshtriya : Literally means warriors; it refers to second stratum in caste hierarchy Nyay : Justice Karabhari : A worker in the officer mainly assigned a charge of administration and accounts. Complementary to secretariat in traditional governance system of tribal in Dang district in Gujarat state Jagaliya : Complementary to office assistant in traditional governance system of tribal in Dang district in Gujarat state Saurashtra : Name of a region, Western part of Gujarat state Mahila Mandal : Women’s group Navasarjan Trust : An NGO Gayakwadi : Royal dynasty of in central-south Gujarat; one of the radical princely state Nawab : Muslim ruler Sardar Sarovar : Statuary authority for implementation of Namada Canal project Nigam Bharuch : A district in central Gujarat Maharashtra : A state in western India Panchayati Raj : Rules and Regulation of Panchayati Raj Act enacted in 1970s. Adhiniyam Gramsamaj : Village society Sabha : Meeting Tendu : A tree leaf, a forest produce used for tobacco products like handmade cigarettes Van Samiti / : Forest committee / group Mandali Gram sevak : A state appointed person to link villages with state administration Talati : A state appointed official; has power to certify, collect revenue, transfer land ownership, maintaining registers for natural resources, livestock, etc. Talati is considered is one of the most powerful and key official at village level and in many cases at block level Sarpanch : Elected representative as head of the village Panchayat Anganvadi worker : A state appointed person for a centre that looks after development of children (0-6 years) including pre-primary education and nutritional health of children and women Contractor Raj : Rule of contractors (middlemen or one who enters for work through contract system) Zila parishad : District level local governance institution Tribal society : The term refers to loose bonding of various tribes that composed of inter and intra tribe hierarchy Hindutva : Hindu nationalism; spread of Hindu as religion for acquiring power Glossary Panch : Literally it means ‘five’ and a form or organisation – council. As a form of organisation, it means meeting of five wise persons, who settle disputes, deliver justice, set norms for social and cultural affairs like birth, marriage and death Panchayat : Derived from panch; a form of institution for governance at various administrative units’ level, i.e. village, block and district Gram : Village Gram Panchayat : Village Panchayat Gramsabha : Village level Meeting Taluka : Block Taluka Panchayat : Block Panchayat Jilla : District Jilla Panchayat : District Panchayat Adivasi : Original settlers; usually used for tribals Shasan : Governance Su-shasan : Good Governance Sva-shasan : Self Governance (Self-Rule) Sangh Parivar : A religious organization that promotes religious (Hindu) nationalism with the alliances of its allies Bawan Company : This term is used by Vasava tribe of Valia block for patels (upper caste) Sanskritization : Sanskrit is a language of gods and goddesses and in Indian caste system; shudras (the lower castes) are not allowed to use Sanskrit for learning. The term ‘sanskritisation’ is derived from the word ‘Sanskrit’, which refers to a process of adopting upper caste Hindu way of living by lower castes. This term is coined by Indian sociologists to describe imitation and imbibing values by lower caste for social upward mobility Navaratri : Festival of Hindus – birth of mother goddess, celebrated with garba (dance) Ramnavami : Festival of Hindus – birth Lord Ram Ashramshala : Residential schools, started by Gandhians in Gujarat in mid 20 th century Jhanoon : Militancy Kshtriya : Literally means warriors; it refers to second stratum in caste hierarchy Nyay : Justice Karabhari : A worker in the officer mainly assigned a charge of administration and accounts. Complementary to secretariat in traditional governance system of tribal in Dang district in Gujarat state Jagaliya : Complementary to office assistant in traditional governance system of tribal in Dang district in Gujarat state Saurashtra : Name of a region, Western part of Gujarat state Mahila Mandal : Women’s group Navasarjan Trust : An NGO Gayakwadi : Royal dynasty of in central-south Gujarat; one of the radical princely state Nawab : Muslim ruler Sardar Sarovar : Statuary authority for implementation of Namada Canal project Nigam Bharuch : A district in central Gujarat Maharashtra : A state in western India Panchayati Raj : Rules and Regulation of Panchayati Raj Act enacted in 1970s. Adhiniyam Gramsamaj : Village society Sabha : Meeting Tendu : A tree leaf, a forest produce used for tobacco products like handmade cigarettes Van Samiti / : Forest committee / group Mandali Gram sevak : A state appointed person to link villages with state administration Talati : A state appointed official; has power to certify, collect revenue, transfer land ownership, maintaining registers for natural resources, livestock, etc. Talati is considered is one of the most powerful and key official at village level and in many cases at block level Sarpanch : Elected representative as head of the village Panchayat Anganvadi worker : A state appointed person for a centre that looks after development of children (0-6 years) including pre-primary education and nutritional health of children and women Contractor Raj : Rule of contractors (middlemen or one who enters for work through contract system) Zila parishad : District level local governance institution Tribal society : The term refers to loose bonding of various tribes that composed of inter and intra tribe hierarchy Hindutva : Hindu nationalism; spread of Hindu as religion for acquiring power Executive Summery The study ‘Shaping