Travel Agents & Tour Operators in Chotanagpur
The constitutional Order of 1950 has classified 30 different tribes of Jharkhand,
spread over the Chotanagpur plateau that encompasses several districts. These
tribes not only differ considerable from non-tribal population but even from
one another. Cheros (found in Palamu and Chaibasa religion) for instance, migrated
from the Sub-Himalayan tract and they bear the Dravidian Physiognomy with light
brown complexion, while most of the other tribes are dark skinned, short statured,
curly haired and broad nosed people.
Blissfully remote and uniquely beautiful, the tranquil environs of Chotanagpur
offers an ideal escape from the restrictions of civilization. It is still the
place of bygone days tempered with moments of serenity, goodwill and charm that
make it impossible not to be seduced by its beauty and climate. The landscape
combines. The raucous vivacity, the exquisite scenery, the creaking Ox-carts
and innocent tribal looks that greet us everywhere, pollution is something unheard
and for the fraction of the amount of what we pay in metros, one can buy fruits
and vegetables with unmatched natural taste and flavour. Anthropologists would
make us believe that Chotanagpur region of Jharkhand must have witnessed the
transformation of Homo erectus to Homo sapiens. Their clan is based on the findings
of hand axes and blades that are littered here in the region of Pathalgarwa.
The discovery of Harappan pottery in Hazaribagh further strengthens the claim
to antiquity. Senior archaeologists are staking their professional reputations
on the findings of the cave paintings in the Isko village. Chotanagpur has impinged
on the attention of researchers as being of an ancient site of continuous human
habitation.
Santhals are the most predominant and prosperous among the tribes of Jharkhand.
The Asurs and Lahars are given to the fast disappearing trade of iron smelting
amid black smithy. The Asurs are believed to be the Subcontinent's first iron
smelters who were driven from the Gangetic plains to the plateau of Chotanagpur.
A number of Dravidian tribes like Gonds, Khonds and Koras are believed to have
migrated from the neighbouring states.
Mundas are the most ancient among the tribes of Bihar, who love to live in association
with other tribe is Birsa Munda, who was behind the Ulgulan movement of 1900
which gave expression to the tribal anguish and resentment against the English
rule and fuelled the Agrarian Crisis.
The oldest geological formation of India are found in Chotanagpur plateau that
also stores a vast deposit of a variety of minerals and caters to national and
international needs.
Chotanagpur plateau is a region of great unevenness and consists of a succession
of plateaus, hills and valleys. Most of the plateau has an elevation exceeding
1,000 feet, while the hills rise to 3,000 feet or more. In the heart of Chotanagpur
there are main plateaus those of Hazaribagh and Ranchi