Article Abstract

The Sabar tribe is a largely indigenous group that lives principally in West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, and Madhya Pradesh. Still, they are distant from the light of civilization. In West Bengal, they mainly found in the village of Jhargram, Purulia, Paschim Medinipur close to the forest area. Sabar is one of the poorest tribal communities of Bengal. Their educational status is impoverished and marginalized. They were considered criminals by birth during the British period. Within their community Malnutrition and death during childbirth are unfortunately frequent and widely accepted as part of everyday life. In Sabar community education is just an aristocracy, they think that education in not for them. That’s why they don’t want to get education. Literacy rate is very low, day by day they depart from education. A huge discrepancy between education and their real-life situation. Barriers to education among Sabar community are often complex and interlinked, stemming from social, economic, cultural and infrastructural challenges. The present study draws primarily on secondary data sources such as the Census of India (2011) and the Report on Selected Educational Statistics issued by the Statistics Division, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi and also other online sources like different research paper, article, journal, book etc. In this paper researcher aims to offer a preliminary insight into the educational status of the Sabar community in Purulia district of West Bengal. In addition to studying the educational status, the researcher also highlights the socioeconomic status of the particular tribal group.
Keywords: Economic Status, Educational Status, Literacy Rate, Sabar Community, Social Status