A tribe is a social group usually with common territory, dialect and cultural homogeneity, social and political organization. It may include several sub groups. Education in tribal areas has in the traditional sense always been something more than literacy and was largely confined to cultural accomplishments. The process of education for tribal people had an intrinsic relationship with culture, traditional crafts, socio-economic conditions as well as specific area conditions of people who live in those areas. Every society wants to train and educate their children and youth in such a way that they will become effective citizens and achieve economic independence in the community.

Includes: Anthropology and the new global order: an introductory remark/Kamal K Misra; Anthropo-sociological perspectives on globalization/N Subba Reddy; Globalization and the course of history: some reflections/Ajit K Danda; and, Understanding globalization and need for a historicized anthropology/Leif Manger.

With reference to two tribes selected from Andhra Pradesh and Tami Nadu, India.