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unusual facts about Scheduled Tribe



Chhatarpur district

Vernaculars include Bharia, a Dravidian language spoken by at least 200 000 members of the Bharia tribe and written in the Devanagari script.

Manna-Dora language

It is spoken by the eponymous Scheduled Tribe in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Yelluru Shri Vishweshwara Temple

The linga of the Lord Shiva thus emerged and was first understood to have been found by a Koraga community (Scheduled Tribe) mother while she was collecting firewood and leaves in the forest where her son "Yellu" was buried after his untimely death.


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2008 Gurjar unrest in Rajasthan

Even in 2007, Gurjars in Rajasthan had fought police and members of the Meena tribe that already qualifies for Scheduled Tribe benefits and is opposed to Gurjars sharing the benefits it has cornered for itself.