cover image: Birhor permanent settlement

Birhor permanent settlement

1956

A Birhor settlement in the Ranchi district built by the Indian government. The Birhor are a nomadic people. After 1947, the Indian government attempted to settle them into permanent villages.[
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Authors

Halpern, Joel Martin

Collection
Joel M. Halpern Papers
Format
Photographs Slides (photographs)
Pages
1 slide ; 5 x 5 cm.
Place Discussed
India Jharkhand, India
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
India
Reference
Local other: mufs001-ii-i0369
Rights
Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this image are held by Joel M. Halpern. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/94f910f4e337f9166f9ee65d962b0367