*Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Calicut
**Research Scholar, Department of Commerce, Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, Calicut
Online published on 31 March, 2016.
India has the second largest tribal population of the world, next only to the African countries as two hundred and fifty tribal groups’ lives in isolated regions and constitutes almost eight percent of the total population of the country. Most of the tribal communities are living in the remotest corners of the state and in the hilly forest region. The scheduled Tribes differ considerably from others in terms of their race, language, culture and beliefs, in their myths and customs. The groups are speaking about 105 languages and 225 subsidiary languages. Their cultural diversities enhance the scope of the study.
