Tribal Societies


 
 
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Tribal Societies

Beyond Big cities: Tribal Societies:

  • Many societies in the subcontinent did not follow the social rules and rituals prescribed by the Brahmans. Nor were they were they divided into numerous unequal classes.
  • Such societies are often called tribes. Member of each tribe were united by Kinship bonds. Many tribes obtained their livelihood from agriculture.
  • Other was hunter-gatherers or herders. Most often they combined these activities to make full use of the natural resources of the area in which they lived.
  • Some tribes were nomadic and moved from one place to another. A tribal group controlled land and pastures jointly, and divided these amongst households according to its own rules.
  • Many large tribes thrived in different parts of the subcontinent. They usually lived in forests, hills deserts and places difficult to reach.
  • Some times they  clashed with the more powerful caste-based societies,In various ways , the tribes retained their freedom and preserved their separate cultures.
  • But the caste -based and tribal societies also depended on each other for their diverse needs .This relationship of conflict and dependence ,gradually caused both societies to change.
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