MFC-004 TRIBES OF INDIA: IDENTITY, CULTURE AND LORE (2022-23) ENGLISH

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MFC-004 TRIBES OF INDIA: IDENTITY, CULTURE AND LORE
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MFC-004
Course Title : Tribes of India : Identity, Culture and Lore
Assignment Code : MFC-004/TMA-01/2022-23
Coverage : All Blocks
Maximum Marks 100
Answer any 5 questions. All questions carry equal marks. (20 X 5 = 100)
1. What are the political and social debates on the definition of the nomenclature
‘tribe’? (20)
2. Discuss the linguistic and racial distribution of Indian tribes. (20)
3. How do the tribes represent the ‘other’? Discuss your views from the
perspectives of Essentialism. (20)
4. What are the main reasons for culture clash? What role do the privileged play
in any kind of culture clash? (20)
5. Discuss the migrant tribes and their strategies of survival. (20)
6. Is the sea the source of livelihood for the Nicobarese tribes? Describe the
governmental policies to safeguard the tribal rights of the Nicobarese tribes.
(20)
7. Define ‘autonomy and agency’ vis-à-vis the tribes of India. (20)

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