Halbi Tribe

Halbis, though not residing in large numbers in the Gadchiroli district, are a major tribe of central India, right from Orissa to East Gujarat. Halbis are a unique Indo-Aryan tribe living alongside the Gond and Madias, who are predominantly Dravidian. They have managed their vast communities and geographies through the highly sophisticated political organization system of the Halbi Mahasabhas. The last book of the series focuses on the lives of the Bastariya Halbis of Gadchiroli. The book highlights their connections with the forests around them, as well as their cultural nuclei of Bastar.