Gadabas
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The Gadabas are one of the Scheduled Tribes
of India
. They live primarily in Orissa
, Madhya Pradesh
and Andhra Pradesh
.
There are approximately 67,000 Gadabas. They are involved in both slash and burn and plow cultivation. They live in permanent villages.
They are well known for their tribal dance, the Dhimsa.
They practice Shamanistic rituals and still erect menhirs (monoliths) as commemorative symbols for the deceased from the megalithic tradition http://www.junglezebindia.com/.
The Gadabas speak Austroasiatic and Dravidian
languages. (See Gadaba language
.)
Since the early 1980s the Gadabas have largely been displaced from their villages by the building of hydro-electrict dams and the resulting lakes.
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. They live primarily in Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
and Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
.
There are approximately 67,000 Gadabas. They are involved in both slash and burn and plow cultivation. They live in permanent villages.
They are well known for their tribal dance, the Dhimsa.
They practice Shamanistic rituals and still erect menhirs (monoliths) as commemorative symbols for the deceased from the megalithic tradition http://www.junglezebindia.com/.
The Gadabas speak Austroasiatic and Dravidian
Dravidian languages
The Dravidian language family includes approximately 85 genetically related languages, spoken by about 217 million people. They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, and...
languages. (See Gadaba language
Gadaba language
Gadaba language refers to a language of the Gadaba people. This may be,*Gutob language , an Austro-Asiatic language*Ollari language , a Dravidian language...
.)
Since the early 1980s the Gadabas have largely been displaced from their villages by the building of hydro-electrict dams and the resulting lakes.
Sources
- http://www.india9.com/i9show/Gadabas-29991.htm
- http://books.google.com/books?id=aRSOnRfPAq0C&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=Gadabas&source=web&ots=mWLLhTSjOj&sig=eKfFH__5D8-mLCk7MzBBDy3pv6I&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result