Leaves from the Jungle: Life in a Gond VillageOriginally a missionary, Elwin Verrier was to become one of India's most noted anthropologists. This diary, which he kept during his stay in the Maikal village of Karanjia between 1932 and 1936, records Gond life and the efforts made to improve living conditions and the health of the inhabitants. |
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aboriginal Agaria Amarkantak apparently arrives Ashram Baiga Balinath Bapu beautiful Bhimas Bhimsen Bilaspur Bombay Bondar Brahmin caste child Chimdu Christian comes cook cow-dung dance December December 27 decide dinner disease dispensary district earth Elwin exciting February February 12 feel flowers forest FOREWORD friends Gandhi garden girl give goes Gond Gond village gunia hill Hindu Hyder Ali India Julan jungle Karanjia kingri lady leave leopard Leper Refuge lepers living look Mahatma Mahatma Gandhi Maikal Maikal Hills malaria Mandla Mandla District miles missionary mother Mussalman Mustapha Khan Narbada night November October once Panda Baba Pankas Pardhans Pendra Phulmat police rain rice river round rupees sacred sadhu says Shamrao sitting sleep snake Sohori spirit Srikant St Francis tells thing Tiblu tiger trees tribal tribe tuma Tutta Verrier Elwin woman wonderful