Anthropological study of the Santhals of Midnapur district of West Bengal

Mitashree Mitra; D. Samant; C. S.  Singhrol

Journal of Ravishankar University

Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

PART-B

(SCIENCE)

ISSN: 0970-5910

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Anthropological study of the Santhals of Midnapur district of West Bengal

Author(s): Mitashree Mitra, D. Samant, C. S. Singhrol

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Address: School of studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (MP) 492010.

Published In: Volume - 8, Issue - 1, Year - 1995

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Mitra, Samant, and Singhrol (1995). Anthropological study of the Santhals of Midnapur district of West Bengal. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 8(1), pp. 1-13.

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Journal of Ravlshankar University Vol.8 No. B (Science) 1995 pp. 1 -13 ISSN 0970-5910

Anthropological study of the Santhals of Midnapur district of West Bengal

Mitashree Mitra, D. Samant and C. S. Singhrol

School of studies in Anthropology, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (MP) 492010

MS: Received 22.8.94; Accepted 24.4.95

Abstract. Santhal is a large Dravidian tribe of our country. The study have been conducted on the Santhals of Midnapur district of West Bengal with a view to explore the frequencies of some morphogenetic markers, viz. ABO blood group, secreter status, Rh (D) factor, hand clasping, arm folding, handedness,tongue rolling, tongue folding, leg folding, dominant eye and ear lobe attachment. The data on 316 unrelated individuals (196 males and 120females) have been collected from various villages of Garh-Beta Block of Midnapur. The incidence of the above parameters have been reported and a comparative account among the Santhals of different geographical areas reported so far have been discussed. ·