Special Economic Zones and Livelihood Changes: Evidence from India

Paul, Saumik; Sarma, Vengadeshvaran

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-6455-6_7

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“…The background knowledge regarding the establishment of the company would provide a better understanding. The company bought land from a few people by various means and "some Adivasis in the area who were also approached refused to sell the very small pieces of land on which they live (Parmar 2015). Pooja Parmar's, Indigeneity and Legal Pluralism in India: Claims, Histories, Meanings becomes a poignant reference in this context.…”

Section: Tribe Hydro-projects and The Post-colonial Development Disco...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Development-induced dispossession: Adivasi existence in the milieu of contemporary Indian texts in translation

Varughese,

Mukherjee

2024

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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The paradigms of development around the globe involves mechanisms associated with its social purpose, which is more often than not dubious in nature! Natural resources form the fundamental aspect of any developmental activity. But in the process of accumulating these resources, the beneficiaries often rely on malignant mechanisms. The capitalist discourse has always been successful in manifesting their agendas of development as constructive and profitable for the entire humanity. Periodically, when the utility of development is foregrounded by dominant cultural forms, often the ramifications of progress remain uncritiqued. The developmental projects earmarked for the rural population remain unnoticed, for it serves the interest of the elite and the urban middle class. Many a time, the indigenous population, who inhabit the resource rich area are swayed away by the false propaganda for development, ultimately aggravating their existing deprivation. In the case of India, too, amidst all the development activities, the marginalized populace or the so-called Adivasis are the worst sufferers, because they have been encountering displacement for ages. The current study attempts to unveil the displacement of the tribal population (Adivasi) of India due to development projects, thereby offering a critical analysis of the social policies. The study employs select translated literary narratives to examine the development-induced dispossession of tribal population in the colonial, postcolonial and neo-liberal phase of Indian history, adopting the theoretical framework of new historicism.

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Section: Tribe Hydro-projects and The Post-colonial Development Disco...mentioning

confidence: 99%