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Baiga Distribution
Baiga may refer to: *Baiga tribe, tribe in India *Paingar Paingar (Chinese: 白嘎; Pinyin: Báigā) is a township in Biru County, the Tibet Autonomous Region of the China.Wu Zhenhua (武振华), Xizang Diming (西藏地名; Place Names in Tibet), p.25, Chinese Zangxue Press (中国藏学出版社) 1996, ..., pinyin Baiga, township in Tibet {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiga Tribe
The Baiga are an ethnic group found in central India primarily in the state of Madhya Pradesh, and in smaller numbers in the surrounding states of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. The largest number of Baiga is found in Baiga-chuk in Mandla district and Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh. They have sub-castes: Bijhwar, Narotia, Bharotiya, Nahar, Rai maina and Kath maina. The name Baiga means "sorcerer-medicine man". Demographics The Baiga are designated as a Scheduled tribe in much of Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census of India for that state showed those so classified as numbering 17,387. They are, however, designated as a Scheduled Tribe in Sonbhadra district. Livelihood The Baiga do not plow the land, because they say it would be a sin to scratch the breast of their Mother, and they could never ask their Mother to produce food from the same patch of earth time and time again: she would have become weakened. The Baiga tribes practice shifting cultivation, cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
