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VIDEO 1 (BASTAR TRIBLE LIFE)

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TRADITIONAL SONG)

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BASTAR AGRICULTURE &
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BASTAR FASHION

FESTIVAL

TRIBAL ENTERTAINMENT

DANCE AND
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TOURIST PLACES

HANDICRAFT

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BASTAR IS THE LAND OF TRIBALS AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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THIS DIVINE LAND IS ALSO ENRICHED WITH NATURAL
BEAUTY WHICH MAKES IT A PARADISE FOR TOURISTS!!!
The deep forest area between bushes and bamboos where one always B
feel the absence of sunlight, wide and light, thick forests, between high A
mountains cool flowing streams, sky touching mountains, caves, high S
waterfalls, and in the valleys the spread of greenery and in between T
this, the huts made by bamboo sticks, the fearless lifestyle of the
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tribals and their culture, one’s heart and mind would be filled with
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new wonders and pleasure!!!

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LOCATION
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• Bastar district is a district of the State of
Chhattisgarh in Central India.
• The district has an area of 8755.79 km.
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• The population of the district is
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1,302,253 according to(2001 census).
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• 70% of the district’s population are
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tribals(adivasis).
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• The main tribes there are; Maria Gonds, R
Muria Gonds, Dhurwas, Bhatras, and
Halbas.
• The river Indravati winds across Bastar.

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HISTORY
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Bastar and Dantewada districts were
formerly part of the princely state of Bastar.
After Indian independence in 1947, the
princely state of Bastar acceded to the Govt.
of India. In 2000, Bastar was one of the 16
Madhya Pradesh districts that formed the
new state of Chhatisgarh.
The Chitrakoot and Teerathgarh waterfalls
are situated close to Jagdalpur.
Bastar is famous for its traditional
Dasara(dussera) festival.

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PEOPLE AND THEIR HABITS
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 Different language of Tribal but common customs and
beliefs.
 Belief that land of a village, a grant of mother Earth
and the people to looK after it.
 Also respected rivers, forests and mountains.
 Annual meeting presided by Headmen of villages to
discuss concerns,
including forests.
 They lived in forests and the forest produce was their
source of livelihood,

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MARIA
Primarily found in the Bastar region of Chhatisgarh, the Maria
tribes are major sub-castes of the Gonds. They mainly reside in
Jagdalpur Tehsil of Chhatisgarh, south of Indravati River. They
like to live in isolation into deep interiors of forests and avoid
contacts from outside world.

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HALBAAS
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known for their unique culture and way of living.

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DHURVAAS
The Dhurvaas are one of the most important tribal groups in the
Bastar district. Also known as Parjaas(the public) they are very
caste conscious people and do not mix with tribes of low caste. B

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Murias, another major sub-castes of the Gonds, are found in the T
Narayanpur and Kondagaon Tehsils of the Bastar districts.
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MURIAS

Bhatras are known for their unique costumes and traditions but
their origin is still a mystery. They prefer liquor consumption,
fruits and animal food.

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 Threat to their life and livelihood – by Colonial Govt.(British) through
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of forest laws –
 Restricting their free movement to majority of forests.
 Displacement from forest areas.

 Their exploitation by forcing them to provide free labours for colonial
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 Degradation of the Bastar king, who according to the tribals was an

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incarnation of God. This led to unrest among the people; even the
local elites resented it.

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 According to most of the historians the origin of the Bhumkal protest movement
was rooted in the previous rebellious movements that took place in this region. It

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demand of being allowed to retain their traditional way of life and livelihood.
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 Due to the excessive revenue demands of the colonial rule, several tribal villages
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were given on lease thekedars who adopted extremely oppressive means to
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was a movement based in the age-old struggle of the tribal people of Bastar to

 Famines of 1900, 1907 and 1908.

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THE REBELLION
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 The Bhumkal rebellion took place in the year 1910 in and around the present
India state of Chhatisgarh.
 Out of 84 parganas of the district of Bastar, the Bhumkal rebellion was spread
in almost 46 of them.
 The leaders of the Bhumkal movement were part of the ruling elites displaced
by the British.
 Lal Kalendra Singh was the leader of Bhumkal movement coordinating and
organizing the rebellion from behind the scenes. Rani Subaran Singh, Kunwar
Bahadur Singh etc. , have also played an important role.

 The rebellion was led by the charismatic Gundadhur who is still a legend in
Bastar.
 Initiative taken by the Dhurwas of the Kanger forest.

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THE REBELLION
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 In 1910 mango boughs, a lump of earth, chillies and arrows began
circulating between villages. These were actually messages inviting villages
to rebel against British.

 Bazaars were looted, houses of officials and traders, schools and police
stations were burnt & robbed and grains redistributed.
 Repression of the rebellion by British troops. However, tribals fled to
forests and it took British 3 months to regain control.

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o Despite the charismatic leadership of Gundadhur the rebellion was not
systematically and strategically planned, which became a critical factor for its
defeat.

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o The rebellion did not grow from one region to another nor did the leadership
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attempt to consolidate control over their areas of influence. Lack of investment in
arms also became a limitation.
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that the British rule on Bastar has been abolished and Muria rule will be reestablished . This declaration sums up the Bhumkal rebellion and the protests of
Bastar.

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