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Example 1: typing “toda tribe india” yields these resources:

Travels amongst the Todas; or, The study of a primitive tribe in south India: history, character, customs, religion, infanticide, polyandry, language with outlines of the Tuda grammar – Marshall, William Elliot
Keywords: Todas; Toda language (India)

A phrenologist amongst the Todas, or, The study of a primitive tribe in South India : history, character, customs, religion, infanticide, polyandry, language – Marshall, William E. (William Elliot)
Published also in the same year, with the same imprint, under title: Travels amongst the Todas
Keywords: Toda (Indic people); Toda language (India)

A phrenologist amongst the Todas, or, The study of a primitive tribe in South India [microform] : history, character, customs, religion, infanticide, polyandry, language – Marshall, William E. (William Elliot)
Microfiche
Keywords: Toda (Indic people); Toda language (India)

Example 2: typing “santal india” yields many resources (14 March 2014) including the following

Folklore of the Santal Parganas – Cecil Henry Bompas
Librivox recording of Folklore of the Santal Parganas by Cecil Henry Bompas. This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its Preface implies, this collection is intended to give an unadulterated view of a culture through its folklore. It contains a variety of stories about different aspects of life, including family and marriage, religion, and work…
Keywords: children; folk tales; fairy tales; mythology; myth; legend; india; santal; parganas; cecil henry bompas

Santal folk tales – Campbell, A., of the Santal mission
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Keywords: Santal (South Asian people); Folklore, Santali; Tales, Santali

Folklore of the Santal Parganas – Bompas, Cecil HenryKeywords: Folklore — India Santal Parganas

Date accessed: 14 March 2014