Panda, Santanu. <br/><br/>
'Criminal tribe' to 'primitive tribal group' and the role of welfare state :  the case of Lodhas in West Bengal, India / 
Santanu Panda and Abhijit Guha. 
 - New York :  Nova Science Publisher's, Incorporated,  (c)2015. 
 - 1 online resource :  illustrations (some color), map. 
 - Anthropology Research and Developments .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Anthropologists and activists view Lodhas : the second part of the post colonial story --  The study area and the people --  The development inputs and the role of the state --  The comparative scenario of the utilization of the development inputs --  Conclusion and recommendations. 
<br/><br/> The book deals with the marginalization of a minority tribal group (the Lodhas) in the West Bengal state of India and the role of a democratic welfare state in improving the living conditions of the tribe. The Lodha tribal community of West Bengal has a long history of drawing the attention of administrators, anthropologists, social activists and the media. In the colonial times, this community was designated as a 'criminal tribe' and carried the social stigma during the post-colonial period, although the Government created category after category (e.g. 'Denotified' and 'Primitive Tribal Group. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781634637176 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2020686416 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Lodha (Indic people)--Social conditions.--India--West Bengal<br/>Welfare state--India.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS432  / .C756 2015