Tribal of Chhattisgarh

Tribes of Chhattisgarh

Surrounded by a vast belt of forests and hills, this part of the country has come up to be a favourite settlement of the tribal groups. Aloof from the impact of globalization and industrialization, the tribal groups have evolved an all unique culture and tradition of their own. The Gond Tribe, Halba Tribe, Parghi Tribe, Dhanwar Tribe, Kawar Tribe, Rajgond Tribe, Bhayna Tribe, Munda Tribe, Korwa Tribe, Dhurvaa Tribe, Bisonhorn Maria Tribe, Abujmaria Tribe, Parja Tribe, Dorla Tribe, Muria Tribe, Bhaiyana Tribe, Binjwar Tribe, etc. are the chief tribes occupying this region.

Each of the tribes varies from the other in terms of their dances, their food, their songs and their culture. The tribal groups are headed by a ‘Sarpanch’ who is also the chief advisor and takes hold of any kind of disputes arising in the tribe or between two different tribes. A team of five members called the ‘Panch’ assists the chief in deciding any case. The tribal groups encourage marriages within the tribe and are strictly against any sort of inter-tribe marriages. The tribal groups have a tradition to either bury or cremate the dead ones among them. The cremation is not followed by any kind of rituals to cut off the expenses.