This book analyses land grabbing and displacement in India. Based on fieldwork in Odisha and Jharkhand, it reveals the subsequent impoverishment and trauma, with a special focus on the tribal women who bear the brunt of displacement and lose their autonomy as migrant labourers.
Mapping the Tribal Economy
India’s tribes have been marginalised, their way of life transformed. This book examines the critical issues of land alienation and labour exploitation, focusing on tribal mobilisation and the fight for justice and restoration in Andhra Pradesh.