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Tag Archives: Birhor
Video | The Birhor tribe: A hunting and food gathering tribe of central India – Bihar
The video contains a documentation of Birhor Tribe of Bihar. The Birhor Community, hunting and food gathering tribe of Bihar, Central India. Living in leaf huts called kumbhas, the Birhor maintain their close links with nature and still rely on … Continue reading →
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Anthropology, Assimilation, Bees and honey, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Childhood and children, Cultural heritage, Customs, De- and re-tribalisation, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, eBook eJournal ePaper, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Government of India, Health and nutrition, Homes and utensils, Libraries, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Networking, Organizations, Photos and slideshows, Resources, Rural poverty, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Tribal elders, Tribal identity, Video resources - external, Women, Worship and rituals
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A commemoration fostering unity among tribal communities: Hero stones now and then – Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala
A New Year tribute to old heroes The tribals of Kharsawan will install a stone slab at Shahid Sthal on January 1 in memory of those who laid down their lives fighting for a separate state in 1948. The homage aims … Continue reading →
Posted in Archaeology, Crafts and visual arts, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Globalization, History, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Revival of traditions, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Storytelling, Wayanad, Worship and rituals
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Tagged Bhumij, Birhor, Gope, Ho, Lohar, Munda, Oraon, Santal
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The Tribal Research & Development Institute Bhopal / List of scheduled tribes by the Commissioner of Tribal Development – Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population of all the states. […] Due to the varied socio-cultural and geographical environment and its parameters, the diverse tribal world of Madhya Pradesh not only has been largely cut-off from the mainstream of … Continue reading →
Posted in Bastar, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Community facilities, Constitution and Supreme Court, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Government of India, Museum collections - India, Names and communities, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Quotes, Regions of India, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Scheduled Tribe (ST)
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Tagged Agaria, Arakh, Arrakh, Asur, Bada Maria, Badi Maria, Bahellia, Baiga, Barela, Bhaina, Bhanka, Bhar, Bharia, Bhatola, Bhatra, Bhil, Bhilala, Bhimma, Bhuinhar, Bhumia (Bhumiya), Bhunjia, Bhuta, Biar, Binjhwar, Birhor, Birhul, Bisonhorn Maria, Biyar, Bondeya, Bondhi, Bopehi, Chattri, Cherwa, Chita Pardhi, Chota Maria, Damaria, Damor, Dandami Maria, Daroi, Datia, Dhangad, Dhanwar, Dhoba, Dhruva, Dhulia, Dhuru, Dhurwa, Dorla, Gadaba, Gadba, Gaiki, Gaita, Gatta, Gatti, Gond, Gowari, Halba, Halbi, Hill Maria, Kalanga, Kamar, Kandh, Kandra, Kanwar, Karku, Kaur, Kawar, Khairwar, Kharia, Khatola, Khirwar, khirwara, Khond, Kodaku, Koilabuta, Koitar, Kol, Kolam, Koliabhuti, Kondar, Kondh, Korku, Korwa, Koya, Kucha, Langoli, Madia, Majhi, Majhwar, Mana, Mannewar, Maria, Mawasi, Mina, Moghya, Mogia Monghya, Mouasi, Mudia, Munda, Muria, Nagarchi, Nagasia, Nagesia, Nagwanshi, Nahul, Nihal, Ojha, Oraon, Pando, Panika, Panna, Pao, Pardhan, Pardhi, Pardhi. Phans Pardhi, Parja, Patelia, Pathari, Raj, Rathia, Rewa, Saharia (Sahariya), Saonta, Saroti, Satna, Saunta, Saura, Sawar, Sawara, Seharia, Sehria, Shahdol, Shikari, Sidhi (Siddi), Soni, Sonjhari Jhareka, Sor, Sosia, Takankar Takia, Tanwar, Thatia, Thotya, Vade Maria, Wade Maria
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Tip | Brill’s Encyclopedia of the Religions of the Indigenous People of South Asia
This encyclopedia addresses the religions of a category of South Asians known as tribals, Ādivāsīs (“First Inhabitants”; or Janajātis, lit. “Class of People”; see also below), and, more recently, indigenous peoples. The three terms, “tribal,” “Ādivāsī,” and “indigenous peoples” are … Continue reading →
Posted in Adivasi / Adibasi, Adverse inclusion, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Anthropology, Bastar, Central region – Central Zonal Council, Colonial policies, Customs, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Ecology and environment, Economy and development, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Misconceptions, Names and communities, Nilgiri, Northern region – Northern Zonal Council, Quotes, Regions of India, Seven Sister States & Sikkim – North Eastern Council, Southern region – Southern Zonal Council, Tips, Tribal identity, Western region – Western Zonal Council, Worship and rituals
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Tagged Angami Naga, Apatani, Asur, Badaga, Bhil, Birhor, Chakma, Dongria Kondh, Gadaba, Garo, Ho, Idu Mishmi, Kham Magar, Khasi, Konda Reddi (Kondareddi), Konyak, Kota, Kuttiya Kondh, Lanjia Saora, Lepcha, Lhota Naga, Limbu, Malai Pandaram, Mina, Munda, Naga, Nayaka, Newar, Oraon, Paliyan, Pardhan, Paudi Bhuyan (Bhuiyan), Pnar, Rai, Rana, Rathwa, Rawla, Santal, Saora, Sherdukpen, Sherpa, Sidhi (Siddi), Sumi Naga, Tamang, Tangsa, Tharu, Tiwa, Tou, Zeliangrong Naga
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Santali and related tribal languages of the Chotanagpur region: Mundari, Ho and Birjiya – Jharkhand
Birjiya [Birjia] is the language spoken by Asur tribe/ethnic group, just as Kurukh is spoken by Oraon group, Santali by Santal group, Mundari by Munda group, Ho by Ho group and Kharia by Kharia group. These are broadly identified by … Continue reading →
Posted in Anthropology, Assimilation, Chotanagpur, Colonial policies, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Government of India, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Names and communities, Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), Quotes, Social conventions
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Tagged Birhor, Birjia, Chikbaraik, Ho, Kharia, Munda, Netarhat, Oraon, Santal
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