NGO effort ‘helping’ Rajasthan’s Bhil tribals shed migrant labour, be self-reliant farmers

UPSC Practice recommends NGO effort ‘helping’ Rajasthan’s Bhil tribals shed migrant labour, be self-reliant farmers.

By Bharat Dogra* Anandpuri block in Banswara district (Rajasthan) is known for high concentration of tribal communities, particularly Bhil communities. Their traditional livelihood and farming patterns based on biodiversity and self-reliance were well-suited to local conditions, but these suffered under exploitative systems of colonial times. Freedom from colonial rule brought some relief, but

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