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The Unwritten Literary World Of Tribal Communities Is Nothing But The Oral Literature Or Folklore. It Covers Stories, Legends, Myths, Song, Dances, Riddles, Proverbs, Metaphors And Such Other Aspects Of Their Culture Which Are In Their Memory And Handed Down From Generation To Generation. These Sources Of Their Literary World Speak Of Their Spiritual World And The Eco-System. The Older Persons Are The Store House Of Of Their Oral Literature And From These Sources The Literary World Of Theirs Is Disseminated Among The Youngsters. This Book Gives The Folklore Of Four Tribal Communities Namely, The Kharias, The Oraons, The Santals And The Mundas Of Orissa. The Kharias Are A Hunting And Food Gathering Community, The Oraons Are Noted For The Dance And Music And The Santals Are Well Known As Hard Working Cultivators And Skilled In Wall Painting, And Noted For Their Sense Of Beauty. The Cultural Patterns Of These Tribal Communities And Their Life-Ways And Thought-Ways Are Different From One Another As Revealed In The Analysis Of Their Oral Literature. Even Though They Lead A Life Full Of Wants And Difficulties, They Are Very Labourious And Joyful By Virtue Of Which They Forget Their Sorrows And Miseries., Dr. Nityananda Patnaik, Is A Reputed Anthropologist Was Born In 1927 And Educated In Calcutta University. He Has Many Publications In The Form Of Books And Papers All Related To Various Aspects Of Social Anthropology To His Credit. His Very Recent Published Books Are 1. Sacred Complex Of Orissa And 2. Anthropological Studies On Indian Societies. Some Of His Forthcoming Books Are 1. The Santal Medicine (The Santal Worldview And Indigenous Health Practices And Herbal Medicine), 2. Torch Bearers Of Vedic Tradition : Brahmin Sasan Villages In Orissa, 3. Forest Tribes Of Orissa Vol. Iii, The Juang Of Kendujhar And 4. Forest Tribes Of Orissa Vol. Iv, The Bhuinya Of Kendujhar, 5. Agricultural Practices Among Tribal Communities Of Orissa. He Has Been One Of The Teachers In Post-Graduate Department Of Anthropology, Utkal University. Thereafter, He Joined National Institute Of Rural Development (Nird) As Director Of Anthropology. During His Tenure At The Nird, He Received A Fellowship From The Indian Institute Of Advanced Studies, Where He Concentrated His Efforts And Brought Out A Publication Namely, Cultural Tradition In Puri. After Serving For About 13 Years At The Nird He Came Back To Orissa To Work As The Director Of Tribal And Harijan Research-Cum-Training Institute, Government Of Orissa. After His Retirement From The Government Service He Established His Own Research Institute Namely, Social Science And Development Research Institute (Ssadri) At Bhubaneswar Which Is Engaged In Social Services, Tribal Development And Also In Research Studies., Content:- Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Orissa : Land, People And Its Tribal Culture Folklore Components Of Folklore The Santals Ethonographic Account Stories Santal Legends Myths Songs Santal Dance Riddles Proverbs Santal Metaphors Conclusion Santali Peotry The Hill Kharias Ethnographic Account Folklore Of Hill Kharias Stories Songs The Oraons Ethnographic Account Myths Legends Stories Songs Dance The Mundas The Munda Songs Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index.