Tribes of India.

A tribe is a group of people who share the same customs and language and who are usually led by a chief. In India, we have a large number of tribes. Tribal people are found in almost every part of India. Maharashtra, for example, has more than 25 tribes. In some areas, like the north eastern parts of India, most of the people are tribal. Arunachal Pradesh alone has 26 major tribes. Tribal people are called “adivasi”, which means “original inhabitant” in Sanskrit. Many historians think that the ancestors of some of our tribes were the first residents of the subcontinent. Tribal culture is centuries old and is an important part of India’s heritage.