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Bastar is a district in the state of Chhattisgarh in Central India. Jagdalpur is the district headquarters. Bastar is bounded on the northwest by Narayanpur District, on the north by Kondagaon district, on the east by Nabarangpur and Koraput Districts of Odisha State, on the south and southwest by Dantewada and Sukma. The district possesses a ...
Gunda Dhur was a tribal leader from village Nethanar in Jagdalpur tehsil, of Bastar district, in present-day Chhattisgarh. [1] [2] He played a major role in 1910 rebellion of the Dhurwas of Kanger forest in Bastar, and led the rebellion.
The tenth day of the festival is called dussehra when the Raja organizes a darbar where people come and present their requests. Also aarti ceremony is held on the last day of dussehra. The dussehra festival is a famous event of India, but the dussehra of Bastar is completely different from the commonly known festival of the country. [2]
Bastar state was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was founded in the early 13th century by Annamaraja, a brother of the last ruler of the Kakatiya dynasty, Prataparudra II. It is today used to refer to the same region, called Bastar division in Chhattisgarh state. [1]
While some people consider this term demeaning, the Basters reappropriated as an ethnonym, in spite of the negative connotation. [2] Their 7th Kaptein is Jacky Britz, elected in 2021; [3] he has no official status under the Namibian constitution. The Chief's Council of Rehoboth was replaced with a local town council under the new government.
Bastar is the southernmost region in the state of Chhattisgarh. It is a forested mineral rich region with a population of 2.5 million people and a rich cultural heritage. Spread over a geographical area 39,117 km 2, it is divided into seven administrative districts: Kanker, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Bijapur, Dantewada, Jagdalpur and Sukma. An ...
[2] The Bastar Lokotsav is a kind of platform on which the tribal traditions and culture get a recognition. During the loktsav, people from all other adjoining districts of the state come to enjoy the charismatic charm of the occasion. Also, tribes of other states of India are found participating enthusiastically in the Bastar Lokotsav.
As a huge number of villagers come to enjoy the occasion, the Madai Festival is always organized on a vast stretch of land. The Bastar region of Chhattisgarh marks the beginning of the Madai Festival. [2] From Bastar the festival goes to the Kanker district of the state from where it moves to Narayanpur, Antagarh and Bhanupratappur. Keshkal ...