Narikoravar (Gypsies) A Semi – Nomadic Community And Neglects In Their Educational Development

Abstract

Education is the most significant tool which will help the people in society or a community to uplift their living condition. When a particular community is coming forward to gain education it is the responsibility of the society to accept and support them. Narikoravars(Gypsies) in Tamilnadu are one such community who are lying backward in Educational status. This study deals with the Discrimination faced by school going children of Narikoravars (Gypsies) in Tamilnadu, India. This study was done at Aasakulam in Villupuram. Interview schedule was used as the data collection tool for the researcher. Data were collected from parents of Narikoravar school going children. And the researcher had also studied the impact of discrimination on Narikoravar children’s education. The researcher had found that discrimination exists at school for school going Narikoravar children and there is no significant relationship between discrimination faced by school going children at school and school dropouts.