The Blue Grove: the Poetry of the Uraons

Uraon is an aboriginal tribe of Dravidian stock concentrated in the western half of Chhotanagpur in Central India. The book contains translation of poems and marriage material collected by author from various parts of Chhotanagpur. These poems are on marriage, negotiations, clinching ceremony, omens, marriage sermons, etc. These poems also reveal the customs and folklore and character of the Uraonh tribe.