TY - BOOK AU - Ravikant Shah TI - ADIVASI PEOPLE: : Issues in Law, Forest and Livelihood SN - 9789383181940 U1 - 305.800954 PY - 2022/// CY - New Delhi PB - Global Publications KW - Adivasis — India — Social conditions KW - Indigenous peoples — India — Legal status, laws, etc KW - Forest law — India — Social aspects KW - Land tenure — India — Tribal peoples KW - Livelihood — Tribal populations — India KW - Tribal societies — Economic conditions — India N1 - The Adivasi People: Issues in Law, Forest and Livelihood examines the conditions, rights, and challenges faced by Adivasi (indigenous tribal) communities in India—especially in relation to forest laws, land rights, and livelihood security. It discusses how colonial and post-colonial legal frameworks governing land and forests have affected the traditional ways of life and economic survival of tribal peoples who traditionally live in or near forested areas. The book likely covers topics such as customary land use, legal exclusion from forests, state policies, socioeconomic marginalization, and the struggle for secure livelihood rights within India’s legal and policy environment ER -