1Assistant Professor, School of Studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
2Professor, School of Studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
The Bijhwar tribe of Chhattisgarh state is not a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVtGs) but their living style is almost followed Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVtGs). Beachwear tribe is closely related to forest for there all dimensions of life like economy, social-cultural, religious, etc. but in the present era because of modernization, development policies and interaction with non-tribal community they changed in their socio-cultural way. Present research paper is trying to document social-cultural and political dimensions of Bijhwar tribe. The present study is a qualitative study that conducts in Basna blocks of the Mahasamunnd district of Chhattisgarh (India). According to present research paper Bijhwar tribe must follow their political tradition and their political system is directly related to their social-cultural part. But some development policies are affecting their system.
Binjhwar tribe, Traditional Political System
