CONNECTING TRIBES

The mobile phone is an extension or new Avatar of communication technology, which has been substantially adopted in between people irrespective of their social and demographic background. Not only the elites but also the agrarian and Adivasi uses it. This is one of the globalism Indicator. In India, around 70 per cent people having the mobile phone while among tribes this figure has arrived at 31 per cent. But the use of mobile phone in between male and female show a significant gap on the basis of sexuality. This is the pessimistic side of the use of mobile phone. In contrary, the positive sign is that tribal women are using the mobile phone. Since, it can be expected that the cell  phone culture might impact on their socio-economic life. The centre of attention of the study is to understand the using patterns of mobile phone, its socio-economic impact and threats to tribal identity based on role of tribal women.
The mobile users TRIBES have developed non-tribal attitude, behaviours and adopted modern patterns of lifestyle and means of entertainment in comparison to mobile non-users TRIBES. The findings indicate that the tribe are heading to modernism because, an extent of socio economic reciprocation has taken place in between tribal and non-tribal. Consequently, tribal involvement in the market mechanism, consumer culture and modern means of entertainment has increased. On the other hand, this modernism is a threat for tribal depositary customs because non-tribal male volence has been noticed in tribal behaviour and it often forces them to obviate from tribalism 

Sources to Obtain Mobile Phone

Many of sources are responsible to obtain a mobile phone. The money was arranged from the sources of wage work, sold the crops, firewood and student scholarship. All the purchased mobile phone prices were lower than Rs. 3000/- whereas the second-handmobile phone was below Rs. 1000/-.

Choices of Mobile Phone

PEOPLE have chosen lower pricy mobile handsets. This is because with expenditure of lower amount, they own a good looking and extra-features mobile handset though these all mobile phones are branded-less and no-warranted. Around 90 per cent of mobile phone is from the given categories. The name of these mobile are G-five, Duplicate Nokia, Karbon etc. However,Original Nokia, Samsung and LG handsets have been owned by very few. Tata-Docomo, BSNL and IDEA mobile network is available in village though the network is always fluctuating because the placement of network towers is too far. Despite the fact, Tata-Docomo and IDEA networks are largely preferred among THEM because both network services are quite better from other network.

Sources to learn the mobile function

Obtaining a mobile is not self-sufficient to function it. tribal PEOPLE seek assistance of their friends, spouses, beloved, neighbours etc. to learn the function of a mobile phone. Infact, the regular use of mobile phone also helps to understand the basic functions of it. those who have studied up to high school level are able to operate the mobile phone after as mall instruction while those have not any skill are only able to make or receive the calls.
Impacts of Mobile
Coordination with family
Balancing work (home/family/personal life)
Inviting to relatives
Fixing the meeting point
Safety reasons (Children, Parents)
Educational Discussion
Means of Entertainment

Negative sides of Mobile Phone

Though mobile phone has enhanced  attitudinal, behavioural, leadership and social participatory skills yet some of the negative sides of mobile phone cannot be ignored. Many of women urge that abuses and ill-treatment take place on mobile calls. Most of these case have noticed among the young and unmarried women. 

 Despite the fact, many of young males  collects the girl’s mobile phone number and texting unjustly. They blame the mobile phone user women .