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Bhumij people
The Bhumij are an Adivasi people of eastern India, living mainly in Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Speaking a Munda language closely related to Mundari, they traditionally farmed in the hills and forests of the Chota Nagpur plateau. In 1832–1833 Bhumij of the Jungle Mahals rose under Ganga Narayan Singh against British-backed landlords and officials.
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