Gond tribe

1. THE HEART OF INCREDIBLE INDIA
GGOND TRIBEOND TRIBE

2. Nicknamed as “The Heart of India”, Madhya Nicknamed as “The Heart of India”, Madhya
Pradesh is a state in central India.Pradesh is a state in central India.


Madhya Pradesh literally means "Central Madhya Pradesh literally means "Central
Province"Province"
PLACES THEY INHABIT

3. Koi or Koiture
Dravidian and Austro-
Asian population

4. HISTORY OF GONDS
9th century AD9th century AD 14th century14th century 16th century16th century

5. Some Gond groups
own a great deal of
land
Scheduled Tribes

6. LANGUAGE
Gondi

7. Raj Gonds
Madia Gonds
Dhurve Gonds
Khatulwar Gonds
According to language
they are divided into 4
tribe groups:

8. RELIGION
 special characteristic of
Gond Gods
 Pharsa Pen

9.  animal sacrifice
Village-Guardian

Village-Mother
 polytheistic
 the Hindus culture and tradition

10. RITES OF PASSAGE
 protecting pregnant women
 girls are considered full-grown
 mother's brother and father's sister

11.  they cremate or bury their dead
 buried without much ceremony

12. MAJOR HOLIDAYS
drums flute
cymbals

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15. Gusadi dancers wear:
 head gears ,decorated with
the peacock feathers
cotton cloth around waist

16. ARTS AND CRAFTS
wall paintings with floral designs
art of personal decoration

17.  paper and canvas
 framed or unframed pictures
 colorful drawing on walls

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19. FAMILY LIFE
 Family
groups are
known as
phratries
or sagas
Gond
tribal men
turn into
tiger to kill
pig as
sacrifice
before
wedding

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Wedding crown

21. CLOTHING
The women wore saris,
choli and jewellery
 protective gadgets
The male
members of
Gond
society
wore dhotis
and shawl

22. FOODFOOD
Vegetables
Honey
Rice
Meat
Liquor distilled from mahuwa flowers

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Boiling

24. SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Lack of education and low
levels of literacy
 25% in Maharashtra
15% in Madhya Pradesh
4% in Madhya Pradesh
primary school

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Independent women