Many of the contributors of the present edited volume including the author of the foreword of the present volume are themselves represent the tribal population of Rajasthan. The book is a humble endeavour to portrait life, culture and panorama of development of the major tribes of Rajasthan as is reflected in their ethnography, demography, history, performing art, educational scenario, riddles, literature, art and craft, painting and so on. They are the custodian of their unique hereditarily transmitted and time tasted indigenous knowledge, splendour of culture, glory, tradition and custom.

They have a glorious social and cultural heritage and historicity.

Bhil, Mina, Garasia, Damor, Kathodi and Saharia. Panorama of Tribal Life and Culture of Rajasthan gives a comprehensive picture of major and important tribes of Rajasthan viz. The tribes of Rajasthan have been involved into a good number of social reforms and political upheavals including process of Rajputization which have undergone considerable changes in the life and culture of the tribal population of Rajasthan. They also once ruled some of the states of the Rajasthan. As per oral history there have been large scale miscegenation as well as fission and fusion between the major tribes of Rajasthan and Rajputs. As per 2011 Census Rajasthan mothers 12.6 % of tribal population of the State. Rajasthan is the homeland of a sizeable number of tribal populations.

The tribe forms a very important and ancient segment of population in Rajasthan.

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