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A gotul is a tribal youth dormitory in form of a spacious hut surrounded by earthen or wooden walls. It is an integral part of Gond and Muria tribal life in regions of Chhattisgarh and the neighboring areas in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh in India. It is a place for youths, an independent and autonomous "children's republic" as described by Verrier Elwin. The gotul is central to social and religious life in Gond society. According to Gond legend, Lingo, the supreme deity, created the first gotul.[1]
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typically Indian." Gotul, IN: GCNet, archived from the original on 2007-10-30. Bhanu, B. V. (2004), Maharashtra, ISBN 9788179911006. ustjdp.com Ghotul Dance...
India to Elwin's life and career. Verrier Elwin wrote – "The message of the ghotul – that youth must be served, that freedom and happiness are more to be treasured...
Dhurvaa, Muria, and Bison Horn Maria. The Maria are known for their unique Ghotul system. Gonds are also the largest tribal group of central India in terms...
begar, or forced labour, implemented by officials, suppression of their ghotul culture in the education system, and suppression of their traditional religion...
difference between Bastar Ghotuls and the Ghotuls of Madia Gonds. There is a taboo against married women entering a Ghotul. The Government has granted...
sexuality from a young age. Youths are sent to mixed-sex dormitories called ghotul, where they live in close quarters and are expected to engage in sexual...
Dhumkuria among Oraons, including Jonkh-erpa for boys and Pelo-erpa for girls Ghotul or Gotul among Gonds, common for both males and females Giti-O or Gitiora...
Machine Bastar district official website. Gill, Simeran Man Singh. The Ghotul in Muria Society. (Singapore: Harwood Academic Publishers, 1992) p. 4 Bastar...
with any unmarried person. In some tribes, there is a tradition named Ghotul. Ghotul is a cultural centre of Gonds and Murias. The tribal customs of death...
The Three Citrons. Ethnologist Verrier Elwin collected a tale from the Ghotul Pata, Bandopal, from North Bastar State, with the title The Marriage of...
p. 637. ISBN 9780824829759. Elwin, Verrier (1947). The Muria and their Ghotul. Oxford University Press. p. 145. Fürer-Haimendorf 1974, p. 540. Eberhard...
Molampalli village in Aheri Pargana. Baburao received his initial education in a ghotul and was later sent to Raipur for English education. He returned to Molampalli...
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