Polygamous Marriages in Kuncherukula Tribe: A Modern Slavery of Women and Girls

Abstract

This is a brief study on the Kuncherukula caste, a sub-caste of Erukula comes under schedule tribe and indigenous people most vulnerable, least population group, rarely found in a few places of Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh. M.VENKATACHALAPATHY & B.JAYASARADHI CHOWDARY the team of Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anatapur, conducted this study in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh (India). The informal discussion includes the oral questions and cross questions was adopted to extract the information. The men, women, teen aged were interviewed selecting randomly from five mandals of high population areas in Kadapa district. The objective of the study is to initiate the development process of social inclusion and to produce documents for future studies. The study provides information about the population distribution, livelihood pattern, and health and education status, traditional methods of health practices and conflict resolution, polygamous marriage system and women's status. The women exploitation, suppression of freedom of expression, slavery and servitude were discussed in the light of human rights.