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The Bhil are the third largest (after the Gond and Santal) and most widely distributed tribal group in India. They live in the Vilndhya and Satpura hills region in the western portion of central India straddling the borders of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan states. Their language belongs to the Indo-Aryan family of languages. The traditional subsistence of the Bhil was based on hunting and gathering, and later supplemented by slash-and-burn horticulture. Descent is patrilineal.

A Bhil village over last four decades

Ecology, environment and economy

Bhil women

The Bhils

Bhils of Ratanmal

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Power patterns in a tribal village Panchayat

Marriage and law among the Bhils of Rajasthan

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Author	Title	Publication Date
Doshi, J. K.	A Bhil village over last four decades	2005
Hooda, D. S.	Ecology, environment and economy	1996
Mann, Kamlesh	Bhil women	1985
Naik, T. B. Thakorlal Bharabhai)	The Bhils	1956
Nath, Y. V. S.	Bhils of Ratanmal	1960
Palma, Angelito	Culture Summary	2010
Ram, G. (Gordhan)	Power patterns in a tribal village Panchayat	2004
Rūpa Singha	Marriage and law among the Bhils of Rajasthan	1987

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