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Adivasis (Scheduled Tribes) are the largest tribal population in the world – World Directory of Minorities

Posted on 26/06/2020 by website administrator

Profile | To read the full article, click here >> Adivasis is the collective name used for the many indigenous peoples of India. The term Adivasi derives from the Hindi word ‘adi’ which means of earliest times or from the … Continue reading →

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Selected writings by anthropologist Verrier Elwin (1902-64)

Posted on 21/10/2014 by website administrator

The Oxford India Elwinby G.N. Devy (ed.) 440 Pages | 80 line illus. & photographsISBN: 9780195697919, Rs. 795From presenting Elwin’s work among the tribal peoples of central India, to affording glimpses of his seminal work on the unique institution of the ghotul among … Continue reading →

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