Author(s):

TN Sujeetha and M Asokhan

Abstract: The Nilgiris is the moderately populated district of Tamil Nadu that has a rich tribal presence. Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu was purposively selected because it is one of the districts in Tamil Nadu in which more percentage of tribal population has been reported. Kotagiri and Udhagamandalam blocks were purposively selected because these two blocks have relatively more percentage of the selected tribal communities. Multistage Random sampling method was adopted in selection of the respondents. Ex post facto research design was adopted. A sample of 60 tribals was randomly selected from each tribal community viz., todas, irulas and kotas. The total sample size is 180. An overwhelming majority.

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