This book ‘Issues on Tribal Development’ from the rich academic desk of Dr. Debesh Bhowmik (Dr. Debes Chandra Bhaumik), is sure a surprising revelation, unfolding an amazing spirit, highlighting the objective of providing more focused approach on the integrated socio-economic development of the Tribes , the most underprivileged of the Society, in a coordinated and planned manner.

It is a rare and humbling experience for a researcher to have the opportunity to explore a new ground –and this book is all about the ground – and participate in research that quickly infuses better status and more happiness into tribal’s lives, a process that you, the reader, will soon experience for yourself as you read.

Among the surprising revelations this book holds is an obvious, fundamental, and yet overlooked answer to the question of the status of tribal development – recognized as the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment responsibility - that surely will lay a foundation for many academic investigations and doctoral projects well into the future.

The research in this book puts forward, and from a completely unexpected direction, a powerful reason for the proliferation of tribal development and, most importantly, what we can do for the tribal development.