Gondi refers to a people and their language in central India. The Gondi, or Gond people are spread over the states of Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, northern Andhra Pradesh, and western Orissa. With over four million people, they are the largest tribe in Central India. Madhya Pradesh (मध्‍य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्ऱ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Chhattisgarh (छत्तीसगढ़), a state in central India, formed when the sixteen southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశం in Telugu)(Ä€ndhra Prādesh), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ... Orissa (ଓଡ଼ିଶା) (2001 provisional pop. ... Ādivāsīs (आदिवासी) or tribal peoples comprise a substantial minority of the population of India. ...

The Gondi language is related to Telugu and other Dravidian languages. About half of Gonds speak Gondi languages, while the rest speak Indo-Aryan languages including Hindi. Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 26 languages that are mainly spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, and eastern and central India. ... The Indo-Aryan languages form a subgroup of the Indo-Iranian languages, thus belonging to the Indo-European family of languages. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken in most states in northern and central India. ...

The Gonds are traditionally agriculturalists; some practice shifting cultivation, while others raise cereals or herd cattle. Gond society is highly stratified and does not conform to the usual image of egalitarianism among tribals. The Gonds belong to a category of very large tribes (also including Santals and Bhils) that have traditionally dominated the regions in which they have lived. However, like other Adivasis, the Gonds have suffered from increasing landlessness since the 1960s. The Santals are a tribal people of India, residing mainly in states of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal. ... Bhils are a tribal people of central India. ... Ādivāsīs (आदिवासी) or tribal peoples comprise a substantial minority of the population of India. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1960s. ...

Traditional Gond religion involves a distinct pantheon of gods and spirits, which many Gonds practice along with Hinduism. This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ...

Gondwana or "land of the Gonds", is a loosely-defined area of southeastern Madhya Pradesh, eastern Maharashtra, and parts of Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and northern Andhra Pradesh. The region was home to several Gond kingdoms from the 15th century to the mid-18th century, when the Marathas expanded into the region from the west. The region gave its name to Gondwanaland, the ancient southern supercontinent which comprised present-day Africa, South America, Australia, India and Antarctica. See Gondwana for the ancient continent and the geologic term. ... Extent of the Maratha Confederacy ca. ... This article is about the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

The Gonds of Andhra Pradesh effectively lost their only advantage in trying to protect their lands when the Banjaras, a group of nomadic cattle herders that had been settling in Gond territory, were classified as a Scheduled Tribe in 1977. Their newly acquired tribal status made the Banjaras eligible to acquire Gond land 'legally' and to compete with Gonds for reserved political seats, places in education institutions, and other benefits. Because the Banjaras are not scheduled in neighboring Maharashtra, there has been an influx of Banjara emigrants from that state into Andhra Pradesh in search of better opportunities.

Education

Commission after commission on the "language question" has called for instruction, at least at the primary level, in the students' native tongue. However, state governments have often demanded the introduction of regional language instruction in Gondi areas. Primary schooling among the Gonds of Andhra Pradesh, for example, began in the 1940s and 1950s. The government selected a group of Gonds who were semiliterate in Telugu and taught them the basics of written script. These individuals became teachers who taught in Gondi, and their efforts enjoyed a measure of success until the 1970s, when state policy demanded instruction in Telugu. The switch in the language of instruction both made the Gond teachers superfluous because they could not teach in Telugu and also presented the government with the problem of finding reasonably qualified teachers willing to teach in outlying tribal schools. Events and trends The 1940s were dominated by World War II, the most destructive armed conflict in history. ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the... Telugu belongs to the family of Dravidian languages and is the official language of the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. ... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ...

Gonds frequently are reluctant to send their children to school, needing them to work in the fields instead.

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