Gonds of Vidarbha

This book makes an ethnographic study of the Gond tribe of Vidarbha. Describing their habitat and migration from different parts of India to the Vidarbha region, it offers an elaborate discussion on their physical and cultural characteristics, their religious beliefs and practices, superstitions, life-cycle rituals, and Gondi dialect and folk literature. It also provides a detailed account of the history of Gond polity and governance. The book is useful for students and scholars who are interested in studying classical tribal culture and its long history