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I live in a Muslim-dominated area. Some days back during Ramzan there was some disturbance that started taking a communal outlook. My brother and I had gone for an Iftar party in the neighbourhood and were dressed in traditional clothes, that is sherwani and salwar kameez respectively. On returning home, my brother and I were asked to change our clothes to jeans and T-shirt.

Now when everything is fine I wonder what was the reason that we were asked to change our clothes and why I didn’t find it odd. Were our clothes giving away our identity and is that identity linked to all kinds of fears and discrimination?

What do you think she is trying to convey?

List two reasons why Adivasis are becoming increasingly marginalised.

Write one reason why you think the Constitution’s safeguards to protect minority communities are very important.

Re-read the section on Minorities and Marginalisation. What do you understand by the term minority?

You are participating in a debate where you have to provide reasons to support the following statement. ‘Muslims are a marginalised community’. Using the data provided in this chapter, list two reasons that you would give.

Imagine that you are watching the Republic Day Parade on TV with a friend and she remarks, 'Look at these tribals. They look so exotic. And they seem to be dancing all the time'. List three things that you would tell her about the lives of Adivasis in India.

In the storyboard you read about how Helan hopes to make a movie on the Adivasi story. Can you help her by developing a short story on Adivasis?

Would you agree with the statement that economic and social marginalisation are interlinked? Why?

Tribals are also referred to as ____________.

In which one of the following states we don’t find Adivasis?

The Adivasi language which has the largest number of speakers is...........