Here, we’ve curated a list of five of India’s most unique tribes, each with beautifully preserved cultures and traditions that offer an insight into their fascinating ways of life.

Scholars believe it was first used in reference to a tribe called Bharata who populated northern India. The history of pre-independence India is often divided into Hindu, Muslim and British periods.

Arko Datto photographs and Raghu Karnad writes about the differing paths of two young women of the Dongria tribe in India, and the ways in which education both opens doors to new opportunities for ...