Socio-economic, Cultural and Literary Paradigms of Lakshadweep Tribal Community

<p>Lakshadweep is an archipelago, a typical area exclusively for Muslim tribal<br>community. This cent percent tribal retreat is situated in the Arabian Sea at south<br>western side of Indian peninsula being a union territory under Govt. of India. Despite<br>its geographical isolation it has its own culture and tradition having special religious<br>concerns, socio-economic activities, flora and fauna, language, arts and literature, etc.<br>As in the case of seascape it can be seen several range of tides in all spears of island<br>life like social, educational, cultural and economic sectors. The geographical isolation<br>may have cherished various identities of folk culture and tradition, but as the time<br>passes, it can be seen both the symptoms of resurgence and resilience. Thus it is<br>significant to pull together all these unexplored areas to feast the craving reading<br>public and curious explorers. So this paper aims at comprising various renewed<br>perspectives, traditional pronouncements of island community and issues, challenges<br>and opportunities related to the topic.</p>