One Of Us

The Siddhis, Gujjars, Khasis, Bondas ...

Updated on: 7 February 2024 7:13 pm

One Of Us

One of Us
ADITAAL

PRASHANT PANJIAR

In Orissa, one of every four persons is an Adivasi. the bondas form part of this teeming humanscape. of striking dress codes, mores and self-sufficiency.

UNLIKELY INDIANS

PHAL S.GRIOTA

The Siddhis of Gujarat, the most recent addition to the ‘adivasi’ family. theoriginal Afro-Asians, they have long been seen as the long-distance hope ofindia.

EASTEND

T.NARAYAN
Salwar-kameez and saris are out—via an injunction from student groups. butwith braids and hiphop gestures, khasi girls just wanna have some fun.

MOVINGHOME

PRASHANT PANJIAR The Gujars, one of india’s pastoral nomadic tribes. they speak a variant of rajasthani but are found in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, moving downhill in winter and trudging long distances with their herds to high altitude pastures in the summer. Farooq Abdullah’s mother was one-halfgujri.
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