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Socio-economic Changes of Yanadi Tribe in Andhra Pradesh

Author(s) Dr. P. Kalyan Kumar
Country India
Abstract Yanadis are one of the major scheduled tribes of Andhra Pradesh. They are among the most vulnerable tribal groups in India. They live in extreme conditions of poverty and social exclusion. Over 460,000. Yanadi live in the southeastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. A significant Yanadi population used to be concentrated on Sriharikota Island, a barrier strip in southern Nellore District next to the Bay of Bengal, where they were repeatedly visited by anthropologists. In 1970-71, the entire population of the island, Yanadi and non-Yanadi alike, were removed so India could develop its primary space rocket launching facility there. Over half of the Yanadis still live in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, but they also live in rural areas and the margins of towns in other districts, such as Chittoor, Kadapa, Krishna and Visakhapatnam. Severe forms of dispossession and landlessness has reduced the Yanadi community to a life of agricultural bondage in the fields of village elites, often from higher castes. Some of Yanadi households also rely on small-scale subsistence fishing for survival. Abysmal living conditions forced Yanadis into debt bondage with interest rates as high as 100-120% per annum. Â Domestic work was another source of livelihood, but the vulnerable conditions made them subject to a lot of oppression including sexual abuse. Others worked as scavengers and rag pickers. Children were also forced to do labour. The present paper appraises the socio-economic changes took place in the lives of Yanadi tribes in Andhra Pradesh.
Keywords Yanadi Tribe, Socio-Economic Condition, lifestyle, socio-cultural profile, , poverty, Education, Government Welfare Schemes
Field Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In Volume 8, Issue 1, January-February 2026
Published On 2026-02-12
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