Of these, seventy-two were from the Mundas, Oraons, and Santals of Bihar, even though most of them were Christians. A number of these were professors in colleges or employed in the judicial and ...

Referred to as Marang Buru by Santals and Parasnath by Jains, the hill in Jharkhand’s Giridih district has been the site of a century-old inter-community conflict. Here’s the story. “[Jains and ...

What do Santals believe? The Santals call it Marang Buru, the hill of the deity. They celebrate a hunting festival on the full moon day in Baisakh (mid-April). It is the supreme animist deity in ...

Referred to as Marang Buru by Santals and Parasnath by Jains, the hill in Jharkhand’s Giridih district has been the site of a century-old inter-community conflict. Here’s the story. “The Jains, being ...