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In the earliest of times there was no land but only water all around. One fine day, God created the earth. Immediately after, two ascetics emerged from the depths of the ground. One of the ascetics was the Brahmin and the other was the Nanga Baiga. To the Brahmin, God gave pen and paper for…
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Traditional Karma Music of the Baiga Adivasis
Village Gaura Kanhari, Baigachak region, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
November 19, 2017
Kaun mahina mile aama amali re, kaun mahina mile jaana chaare
Aeho ram, kaun mahina mile jana chaare
Jeth mahina mile aama amali re, dasehra mahina mile…
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Wealth and Sleep
A Baiga story from Hirapur, Balaghat District
Once the Cow was disputing with the Wind as to who was greater. Then Nanga Baiga (the first Baiga on earth) came by and asked them why they were fighting. The Cow said, ‘I am the greatest, for all over the world the crops grow…
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The Baiga community has been identified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group. This community, mainly residing in the Baiga Chak region of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, is known for its intimate relationship with the forests and its wildlife, and has experienced dramatic setbacks in its ways…
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