Spread of Education and Modern Technology Changed Santal Livehood ? A Case Study at Paschim Medinipur District (West Bengal)

The Santal society, is one of the most primitive caste among the oldest tribal of India. And it is also the largest tribal in India. In case of social structure its shows that the most of the Santal live in Paschim Medinipur, the district of West Bengal. The people of the Santal society mainly depends on subsistence farming. They leads a very simple and distinct live. They belief in superstition. And these are the main cause of their backwardness. But now the spread of education has improved their lifestyle, their thinking so there have a lot of change in their thinking of social, economical and political. The government policies like -SARBO SHIKSHA AVIJAN- and -MID-DAY-MEAL PROJECT- has influence the spread of education. The technological improvement is also one of the most important cause of the improvement of the Santal. There are a lot of change in the method of agriculture, transport system and communication. Specially among the new generation of the telecommunication system (telephone, mobile, internet) has been widely spread. The spread of education on the other hand the improvement of technology are the main causes of the overall improvement of the tribal. It helps them to overcome from the conservative. The society has been modified. As a result the Santal have overcome their inertia and announce themselves as the important part of this beautiful world.