People / group

Halba

Also known as Halba people

The Halba are an Adivasi community of central India, living mainly in Chhattisgarh, especially the Bastar region, and in neighbouring Odisha and Maharashtra. Traditionally farmers, some of them served the Rajas of Bastar. Their language, Halbi, an Indo-Aryan tongue, became a common language of communication across Bastar.

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Bastar State

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Halba. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halba
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“Halba.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halba. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Halba.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halba.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Halba’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halba (Accessed: ).

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