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Timli, a Gujarati folk dance performed by Adivasi children in Kaleshwari, Mahisagar. Dandiya Raas is an energetic, vibrant dance which originated in Gujarat. Often called the "stick dance" because it uses polished sticks (dandiya), it represents a mock fight between the goddess Durga and the demon king Mahishasura.
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 Tadvi Bhil inhabit an area which roughly covers the border areas of the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. This territory forms the core of the Faruqi kingdom, a medieval state in central India.
The word Jhumar derived from Jhum (Shifting cultivation), which is a regional name of the primitive way of cultivation by aboriginals in eastern India and Bangladesh.In earlier period, it was a form of shouting (locally known as Hawka/ Hanka) by working women in the form of short lines describing their emotions in the agriculture field.
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.
Tilka Majhi (11 February 1750 – 13 January 1785) was a notable tribal leader and revolutionary from present-day Bihar and Jharkhand, recognized as one of the earliest figures to rebel against British colonial oppression in India.
The Adivasi Cobra Force (abbreviated ACF), also known as the Adivasi Cobra Militant Force (abbreviated ACMF), was an militant insurgent group in Lower Assam, India, with the claimed objective of protecting the Adivasi people through armed combat.