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The Uraons are an aboriginal tribe of Dravidian stock concentrated in the western half of Chhota Nagpur in central India. The book contains translations of poems and marriage material collected by the author from various parts of Chhota Nagpur as Gumla, Jashpur Thana, in Ranchi. It is a beautiful collection of rare material pf the Uraon tibes. These poems are on marriage, Negotiations, Clinching Ceremony, omens, marriage sermons, beautifully translated without ...
W.G. Archer, who lived two and half years among the Santals and learnt Santali language, organized the collection of Santal poetry, legends, stories and addresses, attended Santal ceremonies, dances and festivals. Therefore the primary objective of the book as to acquaint the readers with the descriptive account of the Santals and their poetry is fully achieved. The book very beautifully illustrates their love of dancing and singing, their splendid physiques, ...