Tribals and their Culture: Koya Tribe in Transition
Kornel, Das
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Book ID : 30380
ISBN-10 : 81-313-0021-8 / 8131300218
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2006
Edition :
Language :
23 cm.
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
The books deals with an ethnographic description of the processes of social change and development of Koya tribe of Malkangiri district in Orissa due to hydro projects and the influences of dominant cultures of refugees settled in their areas and the simultaneous influx of persons connected with various large scale development projects to their hinterland. The Koya is a large tribal community distributed in South Malkangiri of Orissa, South Bastar of Chhatisgarh, East Godavari and Khamam districts of Andhra Pradesh in India.
The book contains a brief account of history with relations to Malkangiri area from ancient literature up to recent days inlcluding British accounts has been briefly given to introduce the area and events of the past. A chapter on land, climate, flora and fauna of Malkangiri finds a special place.
