Tax Raj: Koyas, migration and adivasi frontiers in the central provinces

Rakesh M. Krishnan
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Rakesh M. Krishnan: Department of Sociology, University of Hyderabad

The Indian Economic & Social History Review, 2021, vol. 58, issue 4, 533-559

Abstract: This article examines an incident of tax-avoidance migration by the adivasis in the Central Provinces during the colonial period. Using this incident, the article reflects on two interrelated questions: the colonial attitude towards adivasis and adivasi engagement with the colonial state. The reflection on these questions centres on the notion of belonging. By exploring ‘belonging’ as a concept on the register of sedentary-nomadic metaphysics, the article offers insights into the idea of being adivasi. Ultimately, by navigating the ontological and historical–political grounds, this article attempts to recover a history from the colonial period that is often seen to be marginal, both in terms of the social group involved and the nature of the event. Whether it would yield a non-violent history of adivasis or not is a question that is left open for further debate and discussion.

Keywords: migration; Adivasis; belonging; Bhadrachalam; Koyas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/00194646211041161

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