Tribes Of India
The Adivasi (also transliterated as Adibasi) are heterogeneous tribal groups across the Indian subcontinent. The term is a recent invention from the 20th century and is now widely used as a self-designation by groups classified as Scheduled Tribes by the Indian government. They are officially recognized as "Scheduled Tribes" in India and as "Ethnic minorities in Bangladesh, Ethnic Minorities" in Bangladesh. They comprise 8.6% of India's population and 1.1% of Bangladesh's; or 104.2 million in India, according to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census, and 2 million in Bangladesh according to the 2010 estimate. Claiming to be among the original inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent, many present-day Adivasi communities formed during the flourishing period of the Indus Valley Civilization or after the decline of the IVC, harboring various degrees of ancestry from ancient Dravidians, Indus Valley Civilization, Indo-Aryan language, Indo-Aryan, Austroasiatic languages, ...
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Kurukh Dance Of Oraons
Kurukh or Kurux may refer to: * Kurukh people, a people of eastern India and Bangladesh * Kurukh language, their Dravidian language ** Kurukh Banna, its Brahmic script * Dhangar language, the only Dravidian language of Nepal, which may also be referred to as Nepali Kurukh See also

*Oraon (other), alternative name of the language *Dhangar (other) {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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