Salient Features of Indian Society

Major Tribal Groups and Their Distribution

Criteria for Dominant Caste Status (Numerical strength, Landownership, Ritual status, Western education, etc.)

Matrilineal descent system

Caste-based vote banks and their evolution

Impact of Mandal Commission and OBC reservation on Indian polity

Origins and Structure of Caste System

Concept and Definition of Dominant Caste (M.N. Srinivas)

Caste System in India

M N Srinivas and the Concept of Sanskritization

Kinship Systems in India

Patrilineal descent system

Reservation policies for SC/ST/OBC in education and public employment

Caste influence on candidate selection and ticket distribution

Constitutional Safeguards for Tribes

Dynamics of Caste in Modern India

Marriage Patterns and Types in India

Kinship, Marriage and Family

Westernisation and Modernisation in India

Sanskritization and Social Mobility

Changing Family Structure in India

Tribal Development Issues and Conflicts

Caste and Electoral Politics

Dominant Caste Theory

Constitutional Provisions and Affirmative Action

Tribal Society in India