Public Policy And The Rural Poor In India

This book, containing eleven papers, attempts to examine the key issues concerning tribal movements in Jharkhand, during the period from 1857 to 2007. Unfolding the saga of heroic struggle of the people of Jharkhand to assert their political and cultural identity, the contributors deliberate on the Great Revolt of 1857, portrayal of gender in tribal movements, the genesis and impact of Mulkui Larai, the role of Christian missionaries, the socio-religious movements, the struggle for separate state, and the contemporary assertion over Jal-Jungle-Jameen.