Gond
Lands
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha and neighboring states of central India
Countries India
Facts 3
Population
Odisha counted 888,581 Gond people in the 2011 census, and Gond communities live mainly in Madhya Pradesh.
As of 2011 Source: Odisha State Tribal Museum (SCSTRTI, Government of Odisha), Odisha State Tribal Museum: Gond (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Achievement
Gond painting, mostly made in Patangarh village in Dindori district, gained worldwide recognition after shows in Tokyo and Paris and became a livelihood for many tribal families.
Source: Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board, Gond Art: Details about Gond Tribal Art and Painting of India (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Masaram Gondi, a script created in 1918 by Munshi Mangal Singh Masaram of Madhya Pradesh to write the Gondi language, is still used today in handwritten and printed materials.
Source: Unicode Consortium, Chapter 13, South and Central Asia-II (The Unicode Standard, Version 18.0) (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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