More
than 20 % of the Gonds in Chhattisgarh state
are in Bastar district.In Bastar the three main
subcastes of Gonds are Maria , Muria , and Dorla.
The
name Gond is extracted from the Telugu word
'Konda' which means hill. Agriculture, collecting
minor forest produce ,forging metal goods in
cottage industries , fishing,hunting,other primary
sector activities are the main activities of
Gonds.
Marriages
are preferred within the blood relations mostly
according to Hindu rites and customs.Sometimes
mock elopements are also arranged.
Gonds
have pro-fertility mentality. Divorces ,remarriages
,widow marriages , marriages with the wives of
the brothers and between brothers and sisters
are common.
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