The study of tribal community provides new dimensions to our cultural understanding and to the insights towards the society. Such a socio-cultural study has been going on from the times of British rule in India. Many foreign scholars have contributed in this regard. It may be noted that Worrier Elwin carried out research work on many Indian tribes and dedicated his life towards the upliftment of such tribes. Myasabedas are a community who have dedicated themselves to the modern world but still have retained their identity. The hunting community holds a historically significant place in the tribal society. Animal husbandry is their primary occupation. The women of this tribe, through their courage and cleverness have been leading the community.
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The literate population among this tribe is very little as the earlier generations have not had education. Poverty is the reason behind this and the Myasabedas are unable to mobilize money for their education. It is an irony that Myasabedas are working as laborers in the same fields which they owned some time ago. The plight of women is lamentable. Girl educations never a priority as it is difficult to educate all the children. Girls who come of age are kept outside the village and the first word is sent to the maternal uncle in this regard and a ritual is observed. The marriage rituals in this community are …show more content…
She explains how all women, irrespective of caste and creed are treated as one entity and their problems are addressed and solutions arrived at and how sources illustrating the instances of feminine courage are quoted to illuminate their strength in earlier times and the problems and exploitation faced by women today are attributed to the male dominated society. Thus, in the feminine studies conducted by the upper caste and upper class, middle class and middle caste women the lives of the tribal women are used as source material. As a result the problems faced by the tribal women will never surface. Instead of attempting to create an Indian feministic picture by understanding the feminine discourse it is necessary to formulate theories to understand the gender related issues in tribal
The literate population among this tribe is very little as the earlier generations have not had education. Poverty is the reason behind this and the Myasabedas are unable to mobilize money for their education. It is an irony that Myasabedas are working as laborers in the same fields which they owned some time ago. The plight of women is lamentable. Girl educations never a priority as it is difficult to educate all the children. Girls who come of age are kept outside the village and the first word is sent to the maternal uncle in this regard and a ritual is observed. The marriage rituals in this community are …show more content…
She explains how all women, irrespective of caste and creed are treated as one entity and their problems are addressed and solutions arrived at and how sources illustrating the instances of feminine courage are quoted to illuminate their strength in earlier times and the problems and exploitation faced by women today are attributed to the male dominated society. Thus, in the feminine studies conducted by the upper caste and upper class, middle class and middle caste women the lives of the tribal women are used as source material. As a result the problems faced by the tribal women will never surface. Instead of attempting to create an Indian feministic picture by understanding the feminine discourse it is necessary to formulate theories to understand the gender related issues in tribal