The Persistence of Land Alienation: The Experience of Tribal People of Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the policies of the colonial and post-colonial state regarding the tribal people of Andhra Pradesh. The penetration of colonial capital, the policies of the Nizam state which supported this and the resultant process of land alienation is analysed, followed by the presentation of various attempts by the post-colonial state to return tribal land by means of the Land Regulation Act, to rectify the wrongs of the past and to halt any further alienation. The article concludes by arguing that the state has not been successful in ending the process of land alienation which destroys tribal life.

Democracy of the Oppressed: A Perspective from below Alternative Perspective, Flawed Policies and Perceptions towards Adivasis—Past, Present and Future

“…This scholarly contribution examines the historical genesis of democratic decentralisation in India (Rupavath, 2015). It traces out how the dominant issues have been there in most of the societies and in most of the cases rich always have upper hand in dominating most of the social disorders as compared to their other opponents who are very unstable and weak, thus creating a further marginalisation in the society besides being the victims of the social and political mistrusts (Ganaie & Rupavath, 2017).…”

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