Educational Status of the Children of Lodha Tribe of Odisha in Eastern India: A Psychosocial Study

Abstract

Education in tribal networks has helped in support of social design and objective fulfilment for a supported living. The Lodhas are the crude tribal people of Odisha in Eastern India. The educational status of the Lodha children of Mayurbhanj area is one of the significant aspects to know the advancement of tribal education in the state of Odisha. The Government of India gave headings vide the letter. No. 20018 5/81-ITDA dated 27th April 1980 for the recognizable proof of Primitive Tribal Groups, keeping in see the realities that regard for certain tribal gatherings' backwardness. In India Lodhas are the crude tribal groups living predominantly in the forest areas of the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The province of Odisha has had an unmistakable spot in tribal history of India and it is the home of various kinds of tribes. Diverse formative projects for education have been carried out through the distinctive govt. or on the other hand Non govt. offices. Based on field study made by the previous researchers including the present author, the Lodhas are for the most part living in the Mayurbhanj and other districts of Odisha. To know the educational status of the Lodha children of Mayurbhanj is an interesting study for the scholars of tribal history. The aim of this paper is to evaluate on educational status of the children of Lodha tribe of Odisha particularly the Mayurbhanj district in Eastern India. Methodologically, both the primary and secondary sources have been used in the present article.