The core idea of tribal development in Kerala is the speedy integration of tribes with mainstream society. Over the years several development programs have been adopted by state government to bring the speedy integration of these people into mainstream society. Apart from that afforestation policies of government resulted in the alienation of Mala Pantaram tribes from the interior of the forest and they are forced to settle in colonies, out the side the forest. Kuriottumala settlement situates very next to the Pathanapuram town. The settlement was established on 2004 and the Mala Panataram tribes were forced settled here from the interior of the forest. Earlier there were nearly more than 100 families and now the settlement witnesses for the fleeing of tribes back to the forest. Interestingly the government authorities project that this settlement is an epic model for tribal development as a result of their endeavors. The study is an outcome of the extensive ethnographic field work conducted in the area. Local History and Oral History Methods are also utilized for this study. Through this paper author tries to analyze the process of rehabilitation, resettlement and its aftermath of Mala Pantaram tribes with the special reference to Kuryotumala settlement, Kollam district in the light of Indigenous Human Right 2007. UN adopted this declaration as an effective mechanism to undo the injustice done to the tribes and based on the revelation that distribution of justice is not equal in the world.
Human Rights, Kuryotumala, Malai pantaram tribe, Rehabilitation, , Tribe, Tribal Development
