Koraga a Vulnerable Tribe in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka, India

Abstract

The Koraga a particularly vulnerable Tribal Groups (PTGs) of Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka is one such tribe which has suffered   centuries of exclusion, social discrimination   and isolation which had made them thoroughly inward looking and led to their socio- economic segregation. Now despite spending huge amount of fund and   efforts by both government and non-government agencies development schemes have not benefited them fully. The present paper aims at discussing the reasons for their low literacy rate, high dropout rate and slow change in their situation.