Tribes in pre-colonial India had created their respective spaces in their social and natural ambience. The space also was interactive at various levels ranging from reciprocal silent contact with neighbours like the Rajis; to contact, conflict and distancing as among Andaman tribes and to contact, conflict and conciliation with neighbouring communities and the state like the Bhils or Bhuyans. In this mode of relationship, the tribes did not compromisewith their community autonomy, but lived within the informal domain of their traditions, customs, faiths and beliefs and so on. Unfortunately, colonial administration reordered tribal space by introducing formal laws and institutions.
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