Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c4.s15: 13 Hilly and Forested Area
Prehistory and Protohistory in India and Pakistan c4.s15
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13 Hilly and Forested Area
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These areas are interposed or intersected by three or four hilly and forest regions, viz. (i) the great Central Indian belt where several rock formations, the Satpuras, Vindhyas, Maikal, Chota Nagpur and Orissan meet ; primeval forests still flourish in parts of Malwa, Khandesh, Central Provinces (M.P.), Chattisgarh, Chota Nagpur, Andhra and Orissa. This almost forms a solid continuous block in the heart of India.¹⁰ Here reside the Bhils, Dangs, Gonds, Santhals, Uraons, Gadabas, Marias, Savaras and many others. (ii) Likewise the Aravallis still harbour the Bhils. (iii) while along the Western Ghats we have the Warlis, Thakurs, Dhanagars and further south in the Nilgiris Todas, Kurumbars and others. (iv) The discontinuous Eastern Ghats in the present Andhra State are the home of the Baigas, Chenchus, Reddis, Savaras and others.
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¹⁰ This can best be seen in the map No. 23 of National Atlas of India (in Hindi), Calcutta—Dehra-Dun, 1957.