Tribes of Jalpaiguri District: Origin, Development and Politics during Colonial Period to Post-Colonial Period

Aboriginal of Jalpaiguri district whose ancestor were indigenous to the Indian Continent before British colonialism are called ???????Adivasi???????? (tribes). In Jalpaiguri district there are found various castes, and tribes like Toto, Bodo, Rabha, Santhal, Rajbanshi, Asur and Tamang. This study will be attempt on Tribes of Jalpaiguri District: Origin, Develop and Politics of the tribes during colonial period to Post-colonial period. The main purpose of this study is to ascertain as to how these people settled in this remote region of the Jalpaiguri district, what is their history of origin, improved their living standard with develop ment and profiles of the political scenario in the colonial to post-colonial period of Jalpaiguri. This work follows the step of methodology Pre-field, Field report and Post field or analysis of Primary and Secondary data.