Folk narratives Representing Oraon Tribe

In the early 20th century, the famous Indian anthropologist Sarat Chandra Roy published a number of books on Oraons, e.g., The Oraons of Chota Nagpur: Their History, Economic life and Social Organisation, Ranchi: Bar Library (1915); in 1984, The Oraons of Chotnagpur, Man in India Office, Ranchi Catholic Press, Ranchiand in1985, Oraon Religion and Customs, Gian Publishing House, Delhi. Roy’s works are based on the documentation of folk tradition and he tried to highlight the value of this tradition in the world of academia. After Sarat Chandra Roy, there are some other scholars who have worked on some other aspects of Oraons. For example, Abhik Ghosh (2006) wrote a book The World of the Oraon: Their Symbols in Time and Space, Manohar, New Delhi. The book deals with the religious aspect and the temporal and spatial aspects of the Oraons locating the same in the world culture within the anthropological studies. Recently, Bhikhu Tirkey published a book in 2011 Oraon Sarna: Dharm Aur Sanskriti, Jharkhand Jharokha, Ranchi in Hindi. He comes from the same community. In his book, he has discussed the religion, economy, customs, rituals, Samskara, Social structure, totem, magic, agriculture, the role of animals etc. Being an insider, he has described his observation with thorough explanations of each and every aspect which were largely absent in the existing literature.

This video is based on the research paper "Folklore and Ethno-Rock Art Studies in the Kaimur Region of India: The Story of the Oraon Tribe"
Authors: Sachin Kumar Tiwary, Panchanan Dalai & Om Prakash

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