TRIBAL HISTORY UNDER COLONIAL RULE BY
ROSHAN KUMAR
Introduction
This article talks about the education of the tribal during colonial rule. Tribal are one of the most marginalized group of Indian society even in that period they are the most backward class. Although education was introduced but it was just to meet their own needs. Missionaries introduced education in tribal land but it was not for the betterment of the tribal instead for their conversion and they were successful to large extent but there was complete neglect of tribal by the colonial government, for them tribal were people with no brain and who were meant for working as efficient carpenters, mechanics and blacksmiths. They ignored tribal education, they tried to some extent …show more content…
of lower primary school, middle and upper middle ratio was too poor.
Tribal Awareness
Tribal became aware of the missionaries, they started recognizing the true nature of missionaries although they keep encouraged the education of the tribal but now they wanted to established their own school parallel to Christian schools. Tribes now started aspiring for high education, knowing the importance of it. Many organizations like the Vidya Vriddhi Sabha etc in support of tribes, Chotanagpur Unnati Samaj. The intellectual elite of tribes became active in for the betterment of their tribal community.
Conclusion
Tribals were the most socially outcast group of this land, they were the last to be part of the colonist educational policy. Missionaries along with the help of the state spread the education in the tribal land but it was for their own purpose, further, missionaries deprived tribal from getting higher education. Missionaries were ignorant towards tribal culture. They imposed their own thoughts on them. Still today tribal is going through same pain and suffering. There is a slight change in their social and economic condition in present society. There is a lot more to do for
ROSHAN KUMAR
Introduction
This article talks about the education of the tribal during colonial rule. Tribal are one of the most marginalized group of Indian society even in that period they are the most backward class. Although education was introduced but it was just to meet their own needs. Missionaries introduced education in tribal land but it was not for the betterment of the tribal instead for their conversion and they were successful to large extent but there was complete neglect of tribal by the colonial government, for them tribal were people with no brain and who were meant for working as efficient carpenters, mechanics and blacksmiths. They ignored tribal education, they tried to some extent …show more content…
of lower primary school, middle and upper middle ratio was too poor.
Tribal Awareness
Tribal became aware of the missionaries, they started recognizing the true nature of missionaries although they keep encouraged the education of the tribal but now they wanted to established their own school parallel to Christian schools. Tribes now started aspiring for high education, knowing the importance of it. Many organizations like the Vidya Vriddhi Sabha etc in support of tribes, Chotanagpur Unnati Samaj. The intellectual elite of tribes became active in for the betterment of their tribal community.
Conclusion
Tribals were the most socially outcast group of this land, they were the last to be part of the colonist educational policy. Missionaries along with the help of the state spread the education in the tribal land but it was for their own purpose, further, missionaries deprived tribal from getting higher education. Missionaries were ignorant towards tribal culture. They imposed their own thoughts on them. Still today tribal is going through same pain and suffering. There is a slight change in their social and economic condition in present society. There is a lot more to do for