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The Audumbras, or Audumbaras (Hindi;ओदुम्बर) were a north Indian tribal nation east of the Punjab, in the Western Himalaya region.They were the most important tribe of the Himachal, and lived in the lower hills between Sirmaur, Chamba and Yamuna.
First known historical novel of India. Doorgeshnondini: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: 1865 Bengali: First part of first trilogy in historical novels of India. Set in the backdrop of Pathan-Mughal conflicts in south-western region Paschimbanga during the reign of Akbar. Kapalkundala: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: 1866 Bengali: Karan Ghelo ...
The History and Culture of the Indian People is a series of eleven volumes on the history of India, from prehistoric times to the establishment of the modern state in 1947. Historian Ramesh Chandra Majumdar was the general editor of the series, as well as a major contributor.
In Bengal, the Bauris represent the Bhil tribe. [11] [better source needed] They constitute the largest tribe of India. According to Victoria R. Williams, the Bhils are India's "most widely dispersed tribal group". A small population of Bhils also resides in Pakistan's Sindh province, who are known as the Sindhi Bhils. [12]
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, Tribal and Adivasi have different meanings. Tribal means a social unit whereas ...
Darbhanga in particular played an important role in the history of Mithila and is considered one of its "core centers". It was the center of Raj Darbhanga who ruled most of the region. [2] [25] Madhubani also where Mithila painting originated from which is a major part of Maithili culture. [26]
The Ho people are an Austroasiatic Munda ethnic group of India. They are mostly concentrated in the Kolhan region of Jharkhand and northern Odisha where they constitute around 10.7% and 7.3% of the total Scheduled Tribe population respectively, as of 2011 . [3]
This follows the occupation of most of northern and central India by the Aulikara King Yashodharman c. 532 CE. [118] Archaeologist Shanker Sharma concluded based off a 2019 study that the cause of the Gupta Empire's downfall was a devastating flood which happened around the middle of the 6th century in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. [citation needed]