Comparative study of errors in Hindi language learning of tribal and non-tribal students at upper primary level (Hindi)

Abstract

India has been inhabited by tribals since time immemorial. They have their own culture, customs and their own language to express it. Language is the main basis of civilization, culture and education of mankind. Language is the main basis of state building in India. Many social segment groups of India have been formed somewhere on the basis of religion, somewhere on the basis of language, somewhere on the basis of culture, somewhere on the basis of geographical situation. There are many of these groups which we call Scheduled Tribes or Tribals. Like- forest caste, Gond, Banjara, tribal Madiya, Konkani, Koli, Pardhi, Bhil etc. After independence, new policies and provisions were made for the tribals and efforts were made to bring the tribe into the mainstream. If we look at the perspective of the state of 'Maharashtra', there is a section of its population which has been continuously neglected and underdeveloped for centuries. Children belonging to tribal community have mostly been found to show inferior educational achievement. In addition to inferior social background, faulty learning of the language can also be a reason for this. Language is the most important medium through which the teacher communicates information to the students. Students also cannot express their acquired knowledge without language.