Tribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age — Social Studies STD 8 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesTribals, Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age3 Marks
Question
How did different tribal groups live? OR
How do they earn livelihood?
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Answer
Tribal people in different parts of India were involved in a variety of activities.
Some of them practised jhum cultivation, that is, shifting cultivation. This was done on small patches of land, mostly in forests.
In many regions tribal groups lived by hunting animals and gathering forest produce. They saw forests as essential for survival. The Khonds were such a community living in the forests of Orissa.
Many tribal groups lived by herding and rearing animals. They were pastoralists who moved with their herds of cattle or sheep according to the seasons. When the grass in one place was exhausted, they moved to another area.
Many from within the tribal groups had begun settling down, and cultivating their fields in one place year after year, instead of moving from place to place.
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