The question of ‘tribes’ displaced by the partition of India 1947 (original) (raw)

My latest article explores the role of tribes during the partition of India. Among the many refugees, a significant number of tribes migrated to West Punjab and Delhi following the partition. This paper attempts to include their history in the narrative of India's partition, utilizing oral history to do so. It also traces how some of these tribes were labeled as 'criminal tribes' during the colonial period. In newly independent India, their identity was impenetrable and complex in the whole process of scheduling.