India is a vast country where humans arrived from Africa no later than fifty five thousand years ago. This long time span of human occupation has given the nation its many distinct religions and tribes. The country boasts to be the spiritual home of many of the world's prominent religions - hinduism, sikhism, and buddhism to name some. This week, however, we tell the tales of some of the lesser known beliefs of the indigenous tribes of the country. The first is the creation myth of the Birhor of Central and Eastern India. It is followed by the story of the Santhals, the largest of the ethnic Munda tribes that are native to Eastern India and Bangladesh, with a sizable population in Nepal and Bhutan as well. We then speak of the Garo people, who are an indigenous Tibetan-Burman ethnic group found in the northeastern states of the country. The last tale is of the Gond or Gondi, one of the largest tribal groups of India, spreading over many states or provinces of India. These are their stories - the tales of some of the indigenous and native tribes of the ancient land of India.

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Bansure Raga

Artist: Doug Maxwell

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Images of Tomorrow

Artist: Unicorn Heads

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Dhaka by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Namaste by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Minor With Cricket by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Eastern Thought by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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The Sea Captain & The Mermaid

Artist: Asher Fulero

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Evening Melodrama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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