01267cam a2200133 i 4500020001800000082002200018100002500040245008700065250002100152260003900173300008200212520081100294650002801105  a978938516182704a305.800954bMIS-T1 aMisra, Promode Kumar  aTribal heritage :ban overlooked chapter of Indian history /cPromode Kumar Misra.  aRevised edition.  aNew DelhibAayu publicationsc2018  axxvii, 333 pages :billustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;  aThe book is a product of life long research in Anthropology by its author. It provides a critique of the concept of tribe and shows that there was never a distinct category of tribe in India. The people now known as tribe have always been, like others, part of the regional set up, of which forest have been an integral part. In India forests were not simply vast stretches of wilderness but also places for retreat, introspection, learning and storehouse of resources. People who lived close to nature, supplied goods and services and were building blocks of the great cultural community of India. Tribes have values that are not only profound but also ultimate in sustainable development. They maintained their identity and thus contributed to the diversity of India, a key feature of its sustainability. 0aTribeszIndiaxHistory.