| ID | 128876 |
| Title Proper | Nehruvian vision of sustainable development for tribals in India |
| Other Title Information | a critique |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | De, Debasree |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | As the first Prime Minister of India, Nehru pursued a policy of rapid industrialisation and national development, largely equated with economic growth and surplus. He once said that dams are the temples of modern India and claimed that big dams would address India's hunger and poverty. However, such development agenda also created much pain and suffering for the owners/users of land sacrificed in the public interest, mostly the indigenous people of India (Adivasis). This article critically analyses the impact of development policies on the Adivasi peoples of India, earlier and today. It argues specifically that Nehru's well-sounding development concept of Panchsheel, the 'Five Pillars of Tribal Development', did not work for the Adivasis and largely ruined their own efforts to secure sustainable development. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Research Vol.34.21, No.1; February 2014: p.1-18 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Research Vol.34.21, No.1; February 2014: p.1-18 |
| Key Words | Adivasis ; Bengal Dams ; Development ; Displacement ; Gandhi ; Jharkhand ; Nehru ; North-Eastern India ; Orissa Panchsheel ; Sustainable Development ; Tribals ; Ethnic Community ; India ; Political Thoughts ; Tribal Develo |