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Asur
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The Asur tribe is an Ādivāsī group that can be found in Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Bihar. According to the 2011 census the tribe numbers about 30,452 individuals. The Asurs have been described as a tribe with several smaller subgroups, namely the Bir Asurs, the Birjiyas, and the Agarias. The Asurs are mentioned in the myths and oral epics of other Ādivāsī tribes. One of these is the
Asur Kahani, a Munda oral epic in which the Asurs are described as a race of mighty iron smelters who were punished by the tribal sun god, Sing Bonga. The Asurs also receive scholarl…
Date:
2021-11-10
Dongria Kond
(16,466 words)
Dongria Kond I. Perspectivism in Tribal India – II. Bearing of Religion on the Dongria Kond – III. Inheritors and Custodians of a Sacred KingdomThe Dongria Kond is a community of about 6,000 people according to the 2011 census, who inhabit the Niyamgiri Hills in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts, Odisha. For years, this group has been in the focus of news reports worldwide due to its struggle against the mining plans of the Vedanta Resources corporation. The community’s name occurs in various spellings, for example …
Date:
2021-11-10
