Socio-political Mobilization of Kudmis in Junglemahal Region of West Bengal

Author(s)	Lakshmi Kanta Mahato
Country	India
Abstract	Kudmis of Eastern India are important peasant community. They are highly concentrated in the Junglemahal areas of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha.They are also scattered in some parts of Assam. Assamese Kudmis were migrated from Chhotnagpur region. After 1950 when the scheduled tribe list was prepared and Kudmis did not find place in the list since then they have been fighting for their identity as scheduled tribe. It is also relevant to mention that in the British era various documents projected the Kudmis as tribe and aboriginal community of India. That’s why they demanded to restore their previous identity.It has also been observed that like other aboriginal tribes the Kudmis wanted to elevate their social status as ‘Kshatriya’ in the Hindu caste hierarchy.This process is known to us as ‘Sanskritization’. This paper has tried to find the reasons behind the socio-politico mobilization and movements of Kudmis of Junglemahal and the out comes exploring the recent trends.
Keywords	Kudmi community, Tribe, Socio-Politico movement, Junglemahal
Published In	Volume 4, Issue 6, November-December 2022
Published On	2022-12-10
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2022.v04i06.1682
Short DOI	https://doi.org/grtwq4

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