People / group

Munda people

The Munda are an Adivasi people of eastern India, living mainly in Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal, who speak Mundari, a language of the Austroasiatic family. Traditionally rice farmers organised in villages under hereditary headmen, they resisted landlords and colonial rule, notably in the rising led by Birsa Munda in 1899–1900.

Munda people
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Bonai StateGangpur State

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Munda people. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/munda-people
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