Identify the key issue that binds tribal movements from different parts of the country:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Alienation of tribals from the forest land
Option (1) Alienation from the labour process — Incorrect. Alienation from work is the condition Marx described among industrial workers, who do not enjoy their work and do it only to survive. It belongs to the study of the factory, not of tribal movements.
Option (3) Alienation of tribals from the forest land — Correct. One of the key issues that bind tribal movements from different parts of the country is the alienation of tribals from forest lands. In this sense ecological issues are central to tribal movements, just as cultural issues of identity and economic issues such as inequality are.
NCERT (2025-26): “The North East … One of the key issues that bind tribal movements from different parts of the country is the alienation of tribals from forest lands. In this sense ecological issues are central to tribal movements. Just as cultural issues of identity and economic issues such as, inequality, are. This brings us back to the question about the blurring of old and new social movements in India.…” |