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Following is a list of notable Adivasi people organised by profession, field, or focus. Academics. Lako Bodra, Warang Kshiti script creator, writer and activist;
Adivasi is the collective term for the tribes of the Indian subcontinent, [3] who are claimed to be the indigenous people of India. [18] [19] It refers to "any of various ethnic groups considered to be the original inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent". [3] However, Tribe and Adivasi have different meanings.
The exact circumstances of the conversion of the Lodha Muslims to Islam remains shrouded in mystery, but the conversion process was gradual, and the community still preserve many of their pre-Islamic customs.
Tribals in Kerala (known in Malayalam as the Adivasi) are the tribal population found in the Indian state of Kerala. Most of the tribals of Kerala live in the forests and mountains of Western Ghats, bordering Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Tribals in Kerala are officially designated as "Scheduled Tribes" for affirmative action purposes. [1]
Adivaani aims to document and disseminate knowledge systems, tangible and intangible cultural facets of Adivasis in English and bi-lingual, creating a database of the authentic Adivasi voice, as recounted by them, using diverse multimedia channels, which can be accessible to indigenous people themselves.
Vaacha, which literally means voice, started as a community-led and run museum alongside the Adivasi Academy in Tejgadh, a village located 90 kilometres from Vadodara city in eastern Gujarat. The village and its surrounding areas have historically been inhabited by tribal communities such as Rathwa , Naikda , and Tadvi , sub-groups of the Bhils .
Borgeet: Alu moi ki kohobu dukho Raga: Bhatiyali Composer: Madhavdeva Artist: Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande The music of borgeets are based on ragas, which are clearly mentioned; and raginis, the female counterparts of ragas, are emphatically not used. [11]
Dev Mogra (also Devmogra or Yaah Devmogi) is a figure in Adivasi mythology, a goddess for the Satpuda mountain people. It is mainly Totem (kuldevi) to a tribals living for centuries in the surrounding areas specially in Gujarat and Maharashtra. There is a temple to this goddess on a mountain near the city of Sagbara in the state of Gujarat, India.