EMERGENCE OF TRIBAL LITERATURE IN 20TH CENTURY

Abstract

The last decade of the 20th century witnessed major political and social movement in the emergence of the marginalized literature. Various literatures came up with their voices into main stream to raise their identities into society. Tribes, Dalits, Women and Peasants were the ethnic groups who came up with the issues of their identity in the society. Tribes and Dalits held their culture and traditions. They usually formed their literature into oral form. Ethnic group called Tribal held the major parts of India. They settle down at the out-skits of the cities. They are supposed to be the earliest settlers in the territory of India. Indian oldest tradition is manifested in the culture of Tribes. India is the country which has witnessed the most industrialization in the tribal belt resulting in major changes in the tribal culture. But of all the aspects of culture religion is one of the least changeable. Tribal literature, imbued with Tribal consciousness, is also trying to carve out a place for itself in the world of literature and criticism. For the present study, the presenter is trying to study the history, cultures and religion of different tribal groups of India which emerged in the latter half of the 20th century.