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Bastar Tribal Life
Bastar District in Central India was, till recently, one of the biggest districts of India. It shared borders with three states of the country - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. Some time back this large district was split into three districts Bastar, Kanker and Dantewada. These three districts are now clubbed into one revenue division under the name of Bastar. Ethnically, aboriginal tribes locally known as adivasi inhabit the entire Bastar Division. Prominent among these tribes are Madia, Muria, Gond, Bhatra, Dhakad, Ghasia, Dhurva, Halba etc. The aboriginal of Bastar likes to be addressed as Mama. The great lesson from the life-style of the adivasi is how to lead a contented life on very limited wants.