UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2012 · Q4(a) · 30 marks
“Nehru favored the policy of integrating the tribal people in Indian society, of making them as integral part of the Indian nation even while maintaining their distinct identity and culture.” - Elaborate with special reference to North-eastern India.
- Chapter
- Caste and Ethnicity after 1947
- Topic
- Tribal Policy and the North-East
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