With maps and graphs, the volume presents the biocultural profiles of twelve tribal communities spread across some states of India. It covers the Andh, Katkari, Kokna of Maharashtra, Hill Pulaya, Kuruman and Kurichian of Kerala, Kolgha, Naika, Warli of Gujarat, Malasar of Tamil Nadu, Valmiki of Andhra Pradesh and the Sahariya of Rajasthan. It provides details on the geographical distribution of the tribes with reference to their population dynamics, the environment, social inter-relations, demographic features, nutrition, health and medicine, social organisation including family, descent, kinship usage and differentiation, social life covering child birth, marriage, and death, political organisation and economic life. It delves into their agricultural activities and crops grown and other economic occupations. It notes the social and economic change hat has been seen over time and the impact of these on the life of the people.