Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Tribes in India and their education 2. Tribal Education in Central India, 1835-2010: Condition under Colonialist and Nationalist Moves 3. Uneven Growth and Hurdled Path Education of the Scheduled Tribes in Chhattisgarh 4. Strands of Educational Participation of Scheduled Tribes: The Case of Jharkhand 5. Academic Performance of the Scheduled Tribe Students in West Bengal 6. Under the Shadow of Prosperity: Scheduled Tribe Students in Gujarat 7. The Paradox of Education: Equality and Disempowerment of the Scheduled Tribes 8. Invisible Discrimination: Educational Status of Scheduled Tribes of Telangana State 9. Outliers in Kerala: Education Status of Scheduled Tribes 10. Educational Status of the De-Notified Tribes of Telangana 11. Educational Constraints and Condition of De-Notified, Nomadic and Seminomadic Tribes in Rajasthan

About the Author

Ghanshyam Shah is a former professor of social sciences at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Joseph Bara is a former faculty member at the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi, India.