Tribes of Jharkhand (Part-I)

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Few centuries ago, the Jharkhand was extensively covered with the dense sal trees. Jharkhand terrain had always been inaccessible.

Tribes of Jharkhand (Part-II)

6. Bhumij:

The Bhumij inhabits a plain on Chotanagpur plateau encircled on three sides by the Singhbhum hills, hill ranges of Lohardaga, Hazaribagh and Manbhum; and a hill range whose highest peak is known as Ajodhya.

Tribes of Jharkhand (Part-III)

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16. Kharia:

A primitive Kolarian tribe (Russell and Hira Lal 1916), the Khariasare divided into three sub-tribes, namely the Hill, Dudh and Dhelki-Kharias.

Tribes of Jharkhand (Part-IV)

25. Munda:

Numerically the Mundas are one of the strongest Kolarian tribe (Roy, 1912) inhabitting Chotanagpur. Of all the tribes taken together, they stand next in strength to the Santhals and the Oraons.

Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act (Brief Introduction)

Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act (or C.N.T. Act)

Bengal Act VI of 1908

(Published in the Calcutta Gazette of the 11^th November, 1908)

An Act to amend and consolidate certain amendments relating to the law of Landlord and Tenant and the settlement of rents in Chota Nagpur.

Chapter I. Preliminary (CNT Act 1908) – Excerpts

Chapter I. Preliminary

Bhugut bandha mortgage:

It means a transfer of the interest of a tenant in this tenancy, for the purpose of securing the payment of money advanced or to be advanced by way of loan, upon the condition that the loan,