Question

Write more about Religion, Culture and Society of Indian “Tribal” (Adivasi) Communities.


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Answer 1

Answer:

Adivasi or Vanvasi are the collective term for tribes of the Indian subcontinent

who are considered indigenous to places within India wherein they live, either as foragers or as tribalistic sedentary communities. The term is also used for ethnic minorities, such as Chakmas of Bangladesh, Khas of Nepal, and Vedda of Sri LankaThey comprise a substantial minority population of India, making up 8.6% of India's population, or 104.2 million people, according to the 2011 census. Adivasi societies are particularly prominent in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, and Northeast India, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Tribal Politics – adivasi culture, language, and religion in Encyclopedia of India. Adivasi concerns caste while Sarna is about religious affinity. The “tribal” peoples or adivasis of India, according to the 2001 census, constitute roughly 8.1 percent of the country’s population, some 83,6 million people, classified under 461 different communities.