Agrarian Festivals And Tribal Society: A Case Study Of Mayurbhanj And Midnapur Districts.
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Abstract
Mayurbhanj and Midnapur are the districts of two neighbouring states Orissa and West Bengal in India. Historical record proves that the lands of both the districts more or less were under the same administration for hundreds of years. In the social context it has been seen that out of 62 types of tribals of Orissa, Mayurbhanj alone houses 53. But only 18 types of tribe live in Midnapur which is in a minimum number of total populations. Tribes of both the districts observe a number of agrarian festivals like Hindus or all other farmers of various religious groups in India. To know the changing scenario of these festivals since past to present along with the interrelationship of these festivals with the other Hindu agrarian festivals are the objects of this paper.