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Indo-Aryans form the predominant ethnolinguistic group in India (North India, East India, West India, and Central India), Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. [11] Dravidians form the predominant ethnolinguistic group in southern India , the northern and eastern regions of Sri Lanka and a small pocket of Pakistan. [ 12 ]
Ethnic minorities of Bangladesh have their own cultural traditions and, frequently, languages. [5] Vast number of ethnic tribes of Bangladesh are traditionally Buddhists and Hindus by faith while others are largely Christians and small animists.
[5] [6] They are officially recognized as "Scheduled Tribes" in India and as "Ethnic Minorities" in Bangladesh. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] They comprise 8.6% of India's population and 1.1% of Bangladesh's; [ 9 ] or 104.2 million in India, according to the 2011 census , and 2 million in Bangladesh according to the 2010 estimate.
The Buisu [13] is the new year festival [14] of Tripuri/Tripura People in India and Bangladesh. This Festival is the traditional New Year's Day which falls on 13 or 14 April. The Buisu Festival begins with Hari Buisu [15] which is the first day. In Hari Buisu Tripuri People clean up their houses and decorate their houses with different flowers.
The following is a list of contemporary ethnic groups.There has been constant debate over the classification of ethnic groups.Membership of an ethnic group tends to be associated with shared ancestry, history, homeland, language or dialect and cultural heritage; where the term "culture" specifically includes aspects such as religion, mythology and ritual, cuisine, dressing (clothing) style and ...
Santals are the largest tribe in the Jharkhand and West Bengal in terms of population and are also found in the states of Odisha, Bihar, Assam and Tripura. They are the largest ethnic minority in northern Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. They have a sizeable population in Nepal.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Dravidian ethnolinguistic group Ethnic group Tamils Tamilar Total population c. 77 million Regions with significant populations India 69,026,881 (2011) Sri Lanka 3,108,770 (2012) Malaysia 1,800,000 (2016) United States 238,699+ (2017) Canada 237,890 (2021) [note 2] Singapore 174,708 ...
Historically, the name Garo was used for a large number of different peoples living on the southern bank of Brahmaputra River, but now refers primarily to those who call themselves A∙chik Mande (literally "hill people," from A∙chik "bite soil" and mande "people") or simply A∙chik or Mande and the name "Garo" is now being used by outsiders as an exonym.