News Headline
How Adivasis of one Jharkhand village are trying to preserve ethnomedicine
Source
Down to Earth
Publication Date
2020-12-22
Jana village is located in the Gumla district of Jharkhand. More than 90 per cent of its population is Adivasi or tribal. As such, most aspects of life here reflect Adivasi cultural and social mores. The old residents of the village recollect that their ancestors settled in the village centuries back. Earlier, they were mostly dependent on local resources for their life and livelihood.