Displacement, rehabilitation and social change: The case of Paraja highlanders

Abstract

The book “Displacement, rehabilitation and social change: The case of Paraja highlanders” is written by Dr S M Patnaik, one of the most senior professors in the department of anthropology. This book is unique in the sense that it is tracing the structural and social
change among the Paraja highlanders due to their displacement and rehabilitation from the place where Kolab River dam is currently situated. This book provides better insights into how we can critically understand the developmental process and its impact on different communities of society. The study is an attempt to arrive at an in-depth understanding of the process of changes among the Paraja, a hill tribe of Southern Orissa.