In this profile of the Meena-a Scheduled Tribe of Rajasthan, the authors depict how the ecological setup of the Meena characterises their multi-occupational economic organisation. They also enumerate the inextricable links that exist in a state of symbolic and mutually reinforcing relationship between ‘way of life’ and habitat. These are inferred from their observation and careful questioning. Finally they show how the change evidenced among the Meena is an outcome of the interplay of several factors, which include deforestation, increased cultural contacts, modern transport, communication and the developmental schemes introduced by the government.
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