Janajati Darpan
— A Multi-lingual Series on Dalits and Tribals of India
March 2018
Printed & Published by :
Sukumar Gupta
on behalf of Knowledge Bank Publishers & Distributors
Series Editor : Indranil Acharya
Arranged by : Samar Kumar Auddy
Cover Design : Prasanta Nandi
We are profoundly indebted to the following scholars for their support in the making of this volume.
,Prof. G. N. Devy, Padmashree
,Prof. Jawaharlal Handoo, President, Indian Folklore Congress
,Prof. Daniel Rycroft, East Anglia University, Great Britain
,Prof. Stan Galloway, Bridgewater College, Virginia Uni versity, USA
,Dr. Lidia Guzy, University College, Cork National University of Ireland
,Dr. Suhrid Kumar Bhowmick, Vidyasagar Uni versity, Midnapur
,Prof. Dipak Kumar Roy, Raiganj University
,Prof. Saugata Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
,Prof. Anshuman Khanna, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
,Prof. Sipra Mukherjee, West Bengal State University, Barasat
,Dr. Sayantan Dasgupta, Jadavpur University,
,Dr. Surajit Roy, Glasgow University, Scotland
,Prof. Anita Singh, Banaras Hindu University
,Prof. M Mani Meitei, Manipur Central University
,Prof. Raj Kumar, University of Delhi
,Dr. Niladri Sekhar Dash, Indian Statistical Institute, Linguistic Research Unit, Kolkata
,Prof. K. Suneetha Rani, Hyderabad Central University
,Prof. Gautam Buddha Sural, Bankura University
,Prof. Amrit Sen, Viswa Bharati University
,Prof. Angshuman Kar, Burdwan University
,Tarun Sarkar & Snigdha Naskar (Rabindra Bharati University)
We are also grateful to following community members and friends for their whole-hearted cooperation
Sulagna Bhattacharya, Sarbani Ghorai, Anadi Nath Mahato, Jaladhar Sabar, Duli Hembram, Ramchandra Singh, Jayanta Ghosh, Sandip Guria, Benedict Sangma Dr. Ratan Hembram,Kartik Ch. Bawanda ,Balai Sardar, Garjan Mallick Dhimal,Satrughna Mahali ,Bimal Toppo, Prasanta Rakshit , Prahlad Bhakta, Asis Baglari, Swapan Sardar,Kanai Mudi ,Shyam Charan Hembram Jharna Acharya,N. T. Lepcha ,Koutuk Dutta, Susil Rabha,Sruti Bhattacharya,Siripada Bansirar Kiriti Mahato,Sandip Chattaraj,Dhaniram Tota