A thematic introduction arranged in a series of articles on physical anthropology, history, geography and environment, material culture, social organization, religion, life-cycle rituals etc., this volume also contains a series of articles on forest policy and forest - tribal interfaces by eminent contributors. It consists of 87 articles, 43 photos, 6 maps and 1 line drawing.
This volume contains ethnographical reports on the tribal communities in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and some of Andhra Pradesh. Articles on the languages spoken by some of these communities have also been featured.
The communities have been arranged in the alphabetical order of their ethnonyms transliterated into English. Consisting of 108 articles, the volume has 42 photos, 63 maps and 2 line drawings.
The volume completes the survey of Dravidian Tribes, and contains reports of those who speak the Northern Dravidian languages or the Central Dravidian languages. Brahui, Gondi, Oraon and Maria are the major tribes covered. Like the other volumes, this is also illustrated with photos, maps and line drawings. A comprehensive index of all the three volumes is also included.
