Santhal community celebrated Sohrai in West Bengal's Purulia with traditional Santhal dance. Sohrai is the most important festival of the Santhals. It is the winter harvest festival celebrated ...

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"Preparations begin months in advance with youths practising dance, drama, and sports," added Majhi. Kendujoda is home to over 200 members of the Santhal community living in around 40 families.

When we returned to the bungalow, the caretaker informed us that a Santhal dance had been arranged in the evening in a nearby village. At dusk, we drove to the village, about 3 km from the bungalow.

The Santhal rebellion , commonly known as Santhal Hool, was a native rebellion in present-day Jharkhand, in eastern India against both the British colonial authority and zamindari system by the ...