India: Supreme Court Verdict On Harassment Of Tribal Woman

India: Supreme Court Verdict On Harassment Of Tribal Woman   It was believed at one time that Dravidians were the original inhabitants of India. That view has since been considerably modified. Now the generally accepted belief is that the pre-Dravidian aborigines, that is, the ancestors of the present tribals or Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes), were the original inhabitants. This is the thesis put forward in a judgment delivered on January 5, 2011 by a Supreme Court of India Bench comprising...

For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.