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                            Due to the impact of education the psyche of the soara tribe has drastically changed and most of the youth have joined govt. jobs and have started business entrepreneurship in their localities. Their economic condition has also turned into a new shape. The intervention of modern scientific cultivation has also transformed and motivated them to produce the agricultural commodities in a productive manner. Most of them also have adopted the organic farming which is also praiseworthy. Due to their hard work and perseverance they could earn money for the subsistence of their family. The availability of modern medical facility in their localities has benefited them and the age old practice and belief in nature and totemism has gradually perished from their community as they have understood the effectiveness of medical science, but still the blind belief and superstitious practices persisted in their community which is very minimal. The influence of western culture and the cultural nuances of the localities have tremendously transformed them into a new fold of life style. The cultural acculturation is also found in their manner, food habits, dresses, aesthetics, rituals and customary practices, etc. They are no more segregated or isolated and they have also been merged in the main stream. However, their identity and cultural nuances and value system should be preserved, the days to come.  

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