write a essay on adivasi. if we were adivasi. write it fast on a paper .
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● Adivasi refers to the ‘original inhabitant’. These are the communities who have lived in close association to the forests.
● They are indigenous people and are considered as the first inhabitants of the country.
● India has approximately 8% of people belonging to this group.
● There are over 500 different Adivasi groups in India.
● They are not a homogenous population
● Most of the industrial and mining areas are surrounded by Adivasi.
● Adivasis mostly reside in Gujarat. Maharashtra, Rajasthan, West Bengal, aAndhra Pradesh, Assam, Arunchal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya.
● They have their own language. Santhali is the oldest language with the largest number of speakers.
● They Adivasi language has led to the formation of many new languages as well such as Bengali.
● There is very little hierarchy in them.
● They are influenced by different religions like Buddhists, Bhakti, Vaishnav and Shakta.
● They workship ancestral, village or nature spirits.
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