Ethnic Relations Among the People of Sikkim

Abstract

Anthropological studies have been carried out in the field of ethnicity, ethnic relation and ethnic groups. In the traditional anthropological studies the tribe, race and ethnic groups were considered fundamental for classifica- tion of human populations which existed to distinct, inte- grated social units whose boundaries were clear and disdain. Later anthropological research has been carried taking into account the nature and persistence of ethnic boundaries, in- corporation of ethnic populations, organization of inter eth- nic relations and consequent competition of resource dis- tribution. The present paper attempts to analyse the social relations among different ethnic groups inhabiting Sikkim state, their place in the total environment, their relations to resources and other stakeholders.