• VIKAS H S

COVID-19: Myths, Reality And Effect of Pandemic on Tribal Communities -Vikas H S Introduction COVID 19 pandemic it is world’s biggest health challenge ever faced by the world. It has affected on every aspect of the society and even every class of the society, especially the lower income and largely populated countries like India. In particular effects are more on marginalised and vulnerable social groups. Already these group have different challenges in their life pandemic made it worse. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the effects of pandemic on livelihood of tribal communities. Methodology and approaches This study involves mixed Method approach. Includes news articles During pandemic period are used as secondary sources to Prepare this Article and to understand the effects of Covid-19. For primary source visited tribal settlement and used Snowball Sampling Method at Bagalkote and Kampli to interview the community people and to understand the pandemic effects on their livelihood. Objectives The main objectives of this article is 1. To examine the Myths about the Covid -19, vaccine and the response of the tribal communities 2. To shed light on the effect of Covid 19 pandemic on the Society especially Tribal Communities Myths of COVID-19 Wave During Covid-19 there were several discourse and Myths were spread across the globe. Especially in India there are several social groups who has claimed that they don’t get corona as they have very strong natural immune system which will fight against corona virus so corona will not affect them. This believe are popular among the tribal Hamlets and settlements. As a coincident, in so many tribal hamlets and colony there were no corona positive cases or deaths during first wave. Finding and conclusion In spite of government awareness programme there were many misleading and falls new spread all over the communities. This is one of the attempt to know the actual fact about effects of Covid 19 on marginalized tribal groups. This paper focus on the case study and the relevant response from the tribes.

COVID 19, MYTHS, REALITY, TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

"COVID 19: MYTHS, REALITY AND EFFECTS OF PANDEMIC ON TRIBAL COMMUNITIES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.c896-c902, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208294.pdf

"COVID 19: MYTHS, REALITY AND EFFECTS OF PANDEMIC ON TRIBAL COMMUNITIES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppc896-c902, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208294.pdf