CONDITION USED GOOD, THE TRIBALS OF INDIA , THROUGH THE LENS OF SUNIL JANAH , HARDCOVER ,1994

This book is a collection of photographs of the tribals of India accompanied by a text narrating the author s experiences among them. Beginning in the early forties, Sunil Janah, the well-known photographer, travelled extensively for thirty years in accessible tribal villages. For days he lived with these people and fell in love with them. It was that with that love that he captured with his camera several moments in their lives. This new edition contains over a hundred black and white photographs representing almost all the major tribal belts of India: In the east: the Santals, the Oraons, the Bhumias and the Hos of the border regions of West Bengal and Bihar the Gadabas, the Saoras and the Juangs of Orissa the Chakmas of Tripura and the Hajangs of Bengal. In central India: the Murias, the Hill Murias and the Bison-horn Marias of Bastar. In the west: the Bhils of Rajasthan, the Warlis of the Western Ghats and the Todas of the Nilgiris. In the nort h- ea st the Kukis of Manipur and the Nagas of Nagaland the Abors, the Daflas and the Mishmis of Arunachal Pradesh the Miris of the Brahmaputra valley the Kacharis, the Khasis, the Garos and the Mikirs of Assam and Meghalaya. The stunning photographs are a visual delight and offer a rare glimpse into the world of these tribal communities, unspoilt for centuries. The book is of anthropological value since the life of the tribals has changed to a large extent within the last two decades.