Muria

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The Muria are a sub-caste of the Gond tribe and one of the largest tribal group in India, belonging to Dravidian Family in the Bastar District of central India. Historically, they are famous among the original Indian tribes. They speak Muria language, a Dravidian language. Muria is also the name of a village in Darbhanga District of Bihar in India. It is located 12 km from Darbhanga on National Highway 57. It has a railway station (Tarsrai) and a telephone exchange. The Pan (Betel Leaf) and Coffe/Tea is very famous from Tali Gumti Chowk of Muria. Almost everybody wish to have the taste of Pan from Muria.

The Muria are noted for the ghotul, a dormitory where boys and girls sleep, work, mingle and experiment with sex before marriage.

[edit] References

• Sarma, Jyotirmoyee.

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Book review of The Muria and Their Ghotul by Verrier Elwin. The American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 55, No. 2. (Sep., 1949), pp. 205-206.

• Valsiner, Jaan. Culture and Human Development: An Introduction. Sage Publications, 2000. ISBN 0761956840. p. 285.

[edit] Further reading

• Gell, Simeran Ma. Ghotul in Muria Society. Routledge (Jan. 1, 1992). ISBN 3718652218.
• Vatuk, Sylvia. Film review of Raj Gonds and The Muria by Melissa Llewelyn-Davies. American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 88, No. 1. (Mar., 1986), pp. 271-273.
• Verrier, Elwin. The Muria and Their Ghotul. Oxford University Press (June 1, 1992). ISBN 0195628535.

[edit] External links

• Bastar government. Tribes of Bastar
• Bethany World Prayer Center. The Muria of India
• Prudent Networks. Profile of the Gond Tribe