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Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India

Posted on 29/03/2022 by website administrator

Tribal Politics The “tribal” peoples or adivasis of India, according to the 2001 census, constitute roughly 8.1 percent of the country’s population, some 83,6 million people, classified under 461 different communities. They occupy a belt stretching from the Bhil regions … Continue reading →

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