Santal people
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The Santal are an Austroasiatic-speaking Munda ethnic group of the Indian subcontinent. They constitute the largest tribal community in the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal, and are also pre
Santals in traditional dress celebrating Baha parab
Santhals in British India, 1868
Santal women
A traditional Dasai dance in Purulia district, West Bengal
Santali language
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Santali is a Kherwarian Munda language spoken natively by the Santal people of South Asia. It is the most widely-spoken language of the Munda subfamily of the Austroasiatic languages, related to Ho an
Santal people
…largest ethnic minority in northern Bangladesh's Rajshahi Division and Rangpur Division. They have a sizeable population in Nepal. The Santals speak Santali, the most widely spoken language of the Munda subfamily of Austroasiatic languages. Santal is most likely derived from an exonym. The term refers to…
Santali books in Mayurbhanj Book Fair