Tribes of india

different tribes of India, with the different kind of culture they have. their belief over their own god.

1. Tribes of India

2. What is tribe A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect. or Tribe a group of people, or a community with similar values or interests, a group with a common ancestor, or a common leader. There are around 645 tribes are present India.

3. CHARACTERSTICS OF TRIBES Geographical Have well demarcated geographical territory. Lived in forest or hilly mountainous areas. Are isolated or semi isolated from other social groups.

4. SOCIO-CULTURAL: Have their own culture , cosmology and belief system . Have their own language without any script. Simple societies with no rigid social stratification. Strong belongings to their community and considered themselves the sons of soil.

5. ECONOMICAL: Economically self sufficient cling to primitive technology . Lack monetary economy. Dependent on barter system. More rely on earning today's need and meal. Do not bother about future requirements.

6. POLITICAL: Earlier had stateless system i.e. without any tribal chief . Manage law and order through family and kinship ties . Later on state system came, can select tribal chief . Today this autonomy lost and they are part of local administrations.

7. RELIGION: Have their own deities and belief system. Forms of religion are generally: 1. Animism (worship of soul and ancestors) 2. Animatisms (worship of any non living bodies like stone) 3. Totemism (worship of any tree or animal founding ancestors) 4. Naturism (worship of nature like river or wood)

8. Tribes based on region

9. Tribes in India

10. Abors - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam

11. Adi - Arunachal Pradesh

12. Aptanis - Arunachal Pradesh

13. Angami - Nagaland

14. Badagas - Nilgiri (TN)

15. Bhils - Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, some in Gujarat and Maharashtra

16. Bhotias - Garhwal and Kumaon regions of U.p .

17. Bhutias - Sikkim

18. Chakma - Tripura

19. Chenchus - Andhra Pradesh, Orissa

20. Chutia - Assam

21. Dangs - Gujarat

22. Gaddis - Himachal Pradesh

23. Garos - Meghalaya

24. Gonds - Madhya Pradesh. Also in Bihar, Orissa and A.P.

25. Gujjars - Himachal Pradesh

26. Jaintias - Meghalaya

27. Kanis - Kerala

28. Khas - Jaunsar -Babar area in U.P.

29. Tharu - uttarakhand , u.p .

30. Nagas (Angami, Sema, Ao,Tangkul, Lahora)- Nagaland, some in Assam and NEFA region.

31. Oarons (also called Kurukh ) - Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal

32. Onges - Andaman and Nicobar islands

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