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Volume : III, Issue : VI, July - 2013 Backward and Tribal Communities in Bidar District: A Social Work Approach Rathod Patwardhan DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : India is a secular country covering people from different religions and castes and also the subdivisions of
the castes. Based on Vedic faith, Manusmrithi and culture, the castes were formulated according to the occupations.
According to ancient Hindu faith many of the castes were regarded as lower and others are higher. The lower castes
include the backward communities with lower occupations and people living in forests and have ancient
occupations. The term 'Adivasi' is derived from Sanskrit word 'atavika' means forest dwellers. They are also called
as Vanavasi or Girijans (hilly people). Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Rathod Patwardhan, (2013). Backward and Tribal Communities in Bidar District: A Social Work Approach. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. III, Issue. VI, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/2620.pdf References :
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