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	Bastar - LoveToKnow 1911
		The eastern part of Bastar is a flat elevated plateau, from 1800 to 2000 ft. above the level of the sea, the centre and N.W. portions are very mountainous, and the southern parts consist of hills and plains.
		The soil throughout the greater portion of Bastar consists of light clay, with an admixture of sand, suited for raising rice and wet crops.
		Bastar is divided into two portions - that held by the Raja or chief himself, and that possessed by feudatory chiefs under him.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Bastar (494 words)

	Bastar: The Heaven in danger.
		Bastar region of Southern Chhattisgarh is known for its rich biodiversity and natural resources around the world.
		Bastar region is well known for wild fruits having miraculous medicinal properties.
		The traditional healers and natives of Bastar region are having remedies to stop the death of these plants but the authorities and researches are ignoring the importance of local knowledge.
	www.botanical.com /site/column_poudhia/articles/__12441.html (1262 words)

	The Hindu : When tribes co-exist with kingdoms
		Bastar is one such region, and the book under review is a wonderful compendium of Bastar's art heritage.
		It was a Buddhist enclave in the Fifth/ Sixth Centuries A.D., raided by the Eastern Chalukyas, Cholas, Western Chalukyas and Hoysalaas between A.D. 844 and 1150, and ruled by the Telugu Nagvansis from the 11th to the 14th Centuries.
		In A.D. Bastar was conquered by the Kakatiyas of Warangal and became the largest Hindu kingdom to have survived the next few centuries till its merger with the Indian Union in 1947.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2000/02/06/stories/1306032k.htm (1289 words)

	Hill Maria of Bastar, India
		Bastar State lies in the extreme southeast corner of the central Provinces of India.
		The Gonds of Bastar were divided up as six different tribal units in 1931, when they had a population of about 400,000.
		The Hill Maria traditionally lived in the northwest corner of Bastar north of the Indrawati River.
	www.stormloader.com /munaypata/Hillmaria.htm (988 words)

	Kamat's Potpourri: Stories of Bastar Travel
		Bastar (Ba-stir) is the most underdeveloped district of
		About 70% of Bastar is full of dense forest with 72% of the population being tribal (1979).
		I took up this study at the behest of the Karnataka Literary Academy, and during the year-long study the scholarship funded, I roamed the forests of Central India studying the lives and customs of the native people.
	www.kamat.com /kalranga/bastar/index.htm (213 words)

	Bastar
		"The flag of the Principality of Bastar is of two vertical parts, blue and white.
		On the dividing line the trident of Shiva is placed in the inverted colors.
		The flag is for the use of all the inhabitants of Bastar."
	www.hampshireflag.co.uk /world-flags/allflags/in-basta.html (83 words)

	In heart of Bastar, a PWG govt awaits Chattisgarh
		KESHKAL (BASTAR), AUGUST 11: Chattisgarh is born without protests or bloodshed unlike the other two new states, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal.
		PWG sources confirm that tendu leave traders of Raipur pay 10 per cent of their turnover to the outfit as ``taxes.'' ``Our centres are working among industrial workers in Bhilai and Durg and among the students of Pt Ravi Shankar Shukia University of Raipur also,'' they claim.
		Chief Minister Digvijay Singh's belated attempts to rubbish the report as a ``figment of officials' imagination'' notwithstanding, state officials in the field admit that the Naxalite influence pervades 2,634 of the 3,880 villages in Bastar Division.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/20000812/ina12074.html (680 words)

	Lokayukta probe into Bastar timber scam faces hurdles
		Recently, while the inquiry committee was recording statements of the affected people in an open meeting at the forest house in Kurandi village, supporters of those named in the scam reportedly created a ruckus in the village.
		In the second phase of the inquiry, scheduled to begin next week, the committee is scheduled to probe the Malik Makbuja cases of the past three years, which led to the illegal felling of trees on forest and tribal lands.
		Former Bastar district collector Rajgopal Naidu, who was responsible for exposing the timber scam in the district last year, will be called as a witness by the committee.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19970517/13750373.html (393 words)

	Tribals of Bastar under attack
		The tribals of four villages of Bastar, including Nagarnar, have been ousted from their homes and unceremoniously dumped from their lands.
		This is going to be a litmus test for him and for all of us who believe in the sanctity of the Constitution and try to uphold its values.
		So let's unite and join the tribals of Bastar in their struggle for their dignity and their right to their resources.
	www.navdanya.org /news/02april5.htm (628 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum
		The earliest inhabitants of the Indian sub-continent the Bastar aborigines are illiterate and live in primitive conditions.
		An abiding myth that inspires every Bastar tribal is that of the primordial man. Harking back to a forgotten age, when human beings were virtually animals, the folk legend tells of a man who, one day, while hunting for food, found himself close to a burning mountain.
		The popularity of Bastar art has led to prosperity and to an extent an improvement in the quality of life for the tribal folk.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2006/20061217/spectrum/main2.htm (724 words)

	Chhattisgarh - Bastar
		Bastar was once one of the largest districts in India, bigger even than the state of Kerala and countries like Israel and Belgium.
		Almost half of Bastar is under forest cover, and the region is full of dense jungles full of bamboo, sal, teak wood, sheesam and bija.
		It is customary to drop a pinch of chewing tobacco at the foot of the menhir, as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
	www.chhattisgarhtourism.net /places_to_visit/bastar.htm (548 words)

	Bastar - District in Chhattisgarh, India
		Bastar District is bounded on the northwest by Rajnandgaon District, on the north by Kanker District, on the northeast by Dhamtari District, on the east by Navarangpur and Koraput districts of Orissa state, on the south and southeast by Dantewada District, and on the east by Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra state.
		Bastar, the tribal district,before splitting in to three districts,was one of the largest district in India,with an area of 39114 sq k.m,which was even greater than the Kerala state and some other countries like Belgium,Israel etc.
		Bastar Palace: It is another historical remain that is seen in Jagdalpur.It was the head quarters of Bastar Kigdom.
	www.gloriousindia.com /places/ct/bastar.html (1032 words)

	Bastar Tribals india, Maria tribals of Bastar, Indian tribal history
		Bastar has largely bee, as one historian put it, “the backwater of the river of Indian history”.
		Bastar often resounds and reverberates with the beats of the drum.
		The Bastar tribals’ kingdom of happy laughter, gay abandon, dance and song, of limited wants, a small world of peace and freedom, is today jutted against avarice and clamour of the modern world.
	www.indiaprofile.com /lifestyle/bastartribals.htm (957 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : In a world of their own
		Bastar is predominantly a forest area, and home to the Marias and Murias, both extremely colourful tribes, who have preserved their ancient culture.
		Bastar is the most underdeveloped district of Madhya Pradesh and about 70 per cent of it is under dense forest.
		The tribes of Bastar are completely ignorant of the world outside and are happy with their own customs, beliefs and culture.
	www.blonnet.com /life/2002/05/13/stories/2002051300070300.htm (845 words)

	Secret India : Secrets : Naman Bastar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the former princely state of Bastar, however, Dashehra has long held a different meaning, being the time when the Rajput ruler and his tribal subjects reaffirmed their special bonds over several days of spectacular celebration.
		Chitrakot was an important location in the Ramayan story and many would wish the Bastar falls to be the original, as it is believed the whole area was Dandakaranya (Dandak's Forest) in which Lord Ram spent most of his 14-year exile from Ayodhya.
		Legend has it that Annam Deo, founder of the Bastar Kakatiya dynasty, fleeing the Muslim conquest of Warangal in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh in the early 14th (or possibly 15th) century, brought the family deity with him.
	www.secretindia.com /secrets_naman_bastar.php (1970 words)

	Unbated PWG Naxal Violence in Chhatisgarh (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In fact, Bastar was once a shelter zone for the guerrillas into which they retreated in the face of intense operations by SF personnel in Andhra Pradesh.
		Further, Ganesh Uike, the PWG chief of Bastar Division warned in a statement published in the local media on November 17 that his outfit would not let elections be held in its strongholds.
		The PWG claims that the entire Bastar region is a ‘liberated zone’, which in PWG parlance means that the rebels are in a dominant position there while the state is said to be running for cover.
	www.observerindia.com /analysis/A060.htm (1151 words)

	Bastar District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bastar District is a district of the state of Chhattisgarh in central India.
		Bastar District is bounded on the northwest by Rajnandgaon District, on the north by Kanker District, on the northeast by Dhamtari District, on the east by Navarangpur and Koraput districts of Orissa state, on the south and southeast by Dantewada District, and on the east by Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra state.
		Bastar and Dantewada districts were formerly part of the princely state of Bastar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bastar_District (273 words)

	Central India
		Bastar, Chhattisgarh, was once one of the largest districts in India, bigger even than the state of Kerala and countries like Israel and Belgium.
		Bastar Dassera is believed to have been started, in the 15th century, by Maharaj Purushottam Deo, the fourth Kakatiya ruler.
		This tribal festival is celebrated by the tribes of Kanker and Bastar regions, to worship the local God(dess).
	www.incredibleindia.org /centralindia/tribal_culture.htm (844 words)

	Rakesh Kumar Gallery Representation - Free Artist Portfolio at absolutearts.com
		Bastar District in Central India was, till recently, one of the biggest districts of India.
		The tribals of Bastar are likewise masters of various forms of exotic handicrafts.
		The handicrafts of Bastar are mostly derivatives of what the adivasis had practiced.
	www.absolutearts.com /portfolios/b/bastaria/artist_galleries.html (195 words)

	Malaria poses challenge to security personnel in Bastar
		Security personnel combating Naxalism in Chhattisgarh's forested Bastar region are facing a challenge from malaria which has claimed the lives of 23 personnel in the past six months.
		On his recent visit to Bastar, Governor E S L Narasimhan -- a retired Andhra Pradesh-cadre Indian Police Service officer who also headed the Intelligence Bureau -- was told about the high incidence of malaria among the personnel.
		Bastar district's Abujhmad is also ravaged by malaria.
	news.webindia123.com /news/articles/Health/20070205/584070.html (355 words)

	Language in India
		It seems that the Dorla region of Bastar is a cultural extension of Bison-horn Maria region.
		Bhatri is confined to the northeast corner of Jagdalpur (the district headquarters of Bastar), Jeypore and Kalahandi in Orissa.
		Bastar is a junction of languages belonging to distinct language families.
	www.languageinindia.com /junjulaug2001/bastar.html (2496 words)

	The Haat of Baastar , By - Ananya Das, Editorials, Destination India (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The area happens ro be be one of the three bio-diversity hotspots identified in the country by the UN and boost densest tribal population.
		Embark to Bastar, a region which is eco friendly and preserve nature while showcasing it beautifully.
		Bastar, though small and conservative, show their gaiety in the form of fairs and festivals they celebrate.They regularly observe tribal folk at close quarters and they conduct their dances in in the marketplaces, better known as the Haat.
	www.destinationindia.com /editorial/articles/AR0265.html (398 words)

	Artwork of Andhra Pradesh
		In the tribal district of Bastar in Madhya Pradesh, which is predominately tribal in demographic composition, various handicrafts have played an important socio- religious function.
		Two decades ago when I first visited Jagdalpur, the district head quarters of the District of Bastar, I was immediately taken in by the fascinating culture, dress, dances, songs, and the myriad handicrafts which served their religious and also social functions.
		A soft slate stone is available in plenty in the Bastar which is quarried and used by the stone artisans of the Bastar to carve very abstract and stylized figures of Tribals and their deities and these represent the votive offerings of the these simple but profound people.
	www.e-greenstar.com /India/Andhra-Pradesh-artwork.htm (1481 words)

	Bastar - travel information on rustic Bastar
		Bastar is an adventurer’s delight and a nature lover’s paradise.
		All the caves are a geologist delight as their rocks are said to be millions of years old.
		Visitors to Bastar retreat to their urban lifestyles refreshed and rejuvenated.
	www.gatewayforindia.com /tourism/bastar.htm (1238 words)

	BANAJATA
		Bastar, being a district with dense forest, is rich in Minor Forest Produces (MFP).
		Direst observation of Mandis at Narharpur of Kanker District, Pakhanar and Nangur of Bastar District
		Bastar district is rich in NTFP which are the major source of income for the tribal people.
	www.banajata.org /g/a42.htm (4419 words)

	Bastar Travel, Bastar Hotels, Bastar Travel Agent, Bastar Tours, Bastar Travel Guide, Bastar Tour Packages, ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		According to history of the area, Bastar was established in the 11th century by the Nagvanshi kings.
		The Bastar Raj family, although, claims their descendance from the Pandu kings of the north.
		But Bastar is most famous for its beautiful landscape and various tribes, homogenous to the area alone.
	www.t2india.com /place-info.php?place=639-Bastar (435 words)

	India - Royal Tribes of Chattisgarh - 10-Day Tour by JOURNEYS International
		Smaller than Kawardha and only opened 2 years ago, again this is very much a family concern and is run by two brothers and their sister are incredibly friendly and delight in showing you around the town, their surrounding farm and taking you walking in the hills.
		Bastar Royal Farm lies 20 minutes outside Jagdalpur in the small village of Amar Guda.
		It was created by the present Maharaja of Bastar’s uncle, in conjunction with the Kanker family.
	www.journeys-intl.com /destinations/asia/india/573 (2661 words)

	Bastar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bastar state, a state founded in the 15th century that later became a princely state of British India;
		Bastar District, an administrative district of Chhatisgarh state in central India;
		Bastar Division, an administrative division of Chhattisgarh that includes Bastar, Dantewada, and Kanker districts.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bastar (106 words)

	Naxals vow to disrupt polls in Bastar - Assembly Elections 2003 - HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		PW posters on poll boycott were found plastered on walls of houses and several other areas in tribal Bastar region. Not only this, PW members are holding regular meetings in the State's border areas to ensure people support their boycott call.
		The seriousness of the situation could be gauged from the fact that an armed PW group snatched away an electronic voting machine while the district administration was training polling officials at Deogaon in Antagarh tehsil in Kanker district last week.
		A group of police personnel were killed in a land mine blast, triggered by the PW in Bastar region in 1993 state elections.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Jul/13/6560_434262,001600290009.htm (892 words)

	District Bastar Chhattisgarh - Art & Culture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The most important festival in Bastar is the Dusshera when all the deities from all the villages congregate at the temple of Danteshwari in Jagdalpur, the district head quarters.
		Bastar Dusshera is believed to have been started by Maharaj Purushaottam Deo, the fourth Kakatiya ruler of Bastar, in 15th century.
		Country dances are the chief amusements of all the tribes of Bastar and cock-fighting is the favourite passtime in the bazars.For dances the Maria men lace a strip of cloth backwards and forwards round the upper part of the body and wear head-dresses of peacocks' and cocks' feathers.
	bastar.nic.in /CULTURE.HTM (1194 words)

	Bastar a Photo Blog, Limo travelogues on Sulekha
		Earliest description of Bastar is foundÂ inÂ epic Ramayan because this is the dandakaranyaÂ described inÂ Ramayan.
		Bastar is quite distinct culturally from rest of Chattisgarh.
		Bastar has largest waterfall in India Chitrakot, Â Indrani river falls from a cliff, It was lean season so there was not that much water so only 3-4 streams are visible but after monsoon the whole cliff forms a huge waterfront.
	travel.sulekha.com /blog/2007/02/bastar-a-photo-blog.htm?contributor=Limo (896 words)

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