This document provides information about several indigenous tribes in India, including their populations, languages, locations, cultures, and traditions. It discusses the Gond tribe in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, describing their food, dress, dances, and paintings. It also outlines the Garo tribe in Meghalaya, mentioning their food, houses, dress, and shields. Additionally, it covers the Santhal tribe across Jharkhand and West Bengal, noting their embroidery, food, paintings, and festivals. The Great Andamanese and Khasi tribes are also summarized, along with details about their languages, locations, foods, dances, and memorial structures.

1. Indegenous
Colour of India

2. Population: 13 Million
Language: Gondi
Location(Major): Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Gonds Tribes

3. Gond Thali Brahmkhass Chakri
Food is organic and
consist of varieties of
grains and pulses
Painting of a Gond lady
Females wear soft cotton saris

4. Gonds Culture
Dance performed by
wearing head gears
decorated with the
peacock feathers, along
with cotton cloth around
their waist.
In many Gond weddings,
the bride and groom circle
a post made out of a
Mahua tree during the
ceremony,
Gond paintings are
created out of carefully
drawn lines. Very striking
facet of Gond paintings is
the use of bright vivid
colours such as white, red,
blue and yellow.

5. Garo Tribes
Population: 1.1 million
Language: Garo
Location(Major): Meghalaya

6. “Pork kappa”
popular culinary
delight
Traditional house
Traditional
dress
Garo People

7. Garo Culture
Shield made of narrow slips of wood,
worked across with narrow strips of
cane rind. Edges strengthened with
cane and thick cane handle at back.
A 'Wangala' drummer of Garo
Tribe of Meghalaya pose for
the photo at the Republic Day
Folk Dance Festival 2004

8. Santhal Tribes
Population: 7.4 Million
Language:Santali, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, Nepali
Location(Major): Jharkhand, West Bengal

9. Women of Santhal tribe
Kantha embroidery by Santhal tribe
'Da Madi' in Santali,
where 'Da' means
water and Madi means
for Food

10. Santhal Culture
Santhal folk Paintings are the historic
art of India. Santhals earlier used
natural colours that were ready from
numerous leaves and flowers.
Baha parab is festival of
santhal people. Women and
children are attired in
traditional clothes, and Madal
tamak(drums) are beat and
tribal woman and man
dancing. This festival takes
place in the spring.

11. Great Andamanese
Tribes
Population: 59
Language: Great Andamanese languages
Location(Major): Andaman and Nicobar Islands

12. Riala was a member of the Great
Andamanese Aka-Kede tribe and in the
1890s worked as an interpreter
between the northern Great
Andamanese tribes and the British
authorities.
He also was a popular singer with his
people and was regarded by the British
as intelligent but of violent temper.
Warriors of the Great
Andamanese tribe
the Great Andamanese,
one of the rare tribes

13. Crab soup is a special dish
consumed by pregnant
women and suckling mothers
The Great Andamanese now
grow sweet potato, tapioca,
pineapples, bananas,
papayas, coconuts and
vegetables like brinjal, chilly
and sim.

14. Khasi Tribes
Population: 1.5 Million
Language: Khasi
Location(Major): Meghalaya

15. Khasi Village
Dress of Khasi tribe
Traditional Khasi Food
Nongkrem Dance is a religious
festival in thanksgiving to God
Almighty for good harvest, peace
and prosperity of the community.

16. The East Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya has a very large number of
Memorial Stones set-up by the Khasi people.
They are memorial monuments (Cenotaphs), raised in honor of the spirits of
the Tribe elders.
The Standing Stones (also called Menhirs or Monoliths) are for male spirits,
while the Table-Stones (also called Dolmens) are for female spirits.

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