From Darkness To Light: Mobile Phone Apps, The Empowering Tools For Tribal Students And Community Of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

India is one of the largest tribal countries in the world after Africa.  According to the 2011 census of India, the tribal population is 8.6% of the total population of the country. They are all over the country in states like Jharkhand, Odisha Madhya Pradesh, Gujrat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, and Chhattisgarh. Tribal society is characteristically distinguished from the mainstream by its culture, lifestyle, occupation, and alienation. With the increase in the development of today's information technology and wireless telecommunication networks, mobile devices have proliferated rapidly and become important tools for Terrible people. The use of M-Services and applications (apps) on mobile devices has become commonplace in people's everyday lives. Mobile applications are the gateway to the transfer of human knowledge. Learning is a continuous process and now the focus has completely shifted to eLearning. Thanks to mobile phones and various function-oriented apps, students can learn at their own pace and take their time understanding things because everything is just a click away. The integration of mobile devices into the teaching-learning process heralded a new era in education. It has made the teaching-learning process more interactive and hands-on. Quality education can be provided to anyone, anywhere. In general, implementing mobile phone applications and technologies can provide many benefits for a quality educational environment. The provision of education for all in India remains a distant dream, despite the significant government investment expended on it. This document covers the use of mobile phone applications, how to help the Indigenous community, especially students and the community of Chhattisgarh, and what steps the Chhattisgarh government has taken to uplift the educational system and empower tribal students and community with various mobile phone apps to bring the underprivileged from darkness to light.