Bhil

Bhil

"You may also be looking for Bheel or Bil"Infobox Ethnic group
group = Bhil


pop =
region1 = flag|India
region2 = spaces|14Gujarat
pop2 = 3,441,945 [cite web
url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_gujarat.pdf
title = Gujarat: Data Highlights the Scheduled Tribes| accessdate = 2008-03-31 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India ]
region3 = spaces|14Madhya Pradesh
pop3 = 4,619,068 [cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_madhya_pradesh.pdf | title = Madhya Pradesh: Data Highlights the Scheduled Tribes| accessdate = 2008-03-06 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India ]
region4 = spaces|14Maharashtra
pop4 = 1,818,792 [cite web
url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_maha.pdf| title = Maharashtra: Data Highlights the Scheduled Tribes| accessdate = 2008-03-31 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India ]
region5 = spaces|14Rajasthan
pop5 = 2,805,948 [cite web
url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_rajasthan.pdf | title = Rajasthan: Data Highlights the Scheduled Tribes| accessdate = 2008-03-31 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India ]
languages = Bhil languages
religions =
related =

Bhils are a tribal people of Central India. They speak Bhil languages, a group of Indic languages.

Bhils are a scheduled tribe in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan in western and central India, as well as in Tripura in far-eastern India, on the border with Bangladesh.

Bhils are also settled in Tharparkar district of Sindh in Pakistan.

The Ghoomar dance is one well-known aspect of Bhil culture.

In feudal and colonial times, many Bhils were employed by the ruling Rajputs in various capacities, e.g. as Shikaris because of their knowledge of the terrain. Many had even become warriors in armies. They were in the Mewar army of Maharana Pratap Singh and like Chhatrapati Shivaji, were experts in guerilla warfare which the Mughals had so much trouble handling. Today, there is a "Mewar Bhil Corps".' [cite web
url = http://www.mewarindia.com/ency/bhe.html
title = The Mewar Encyclopedia| accessdate = 2008-03-20 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = ]

In Hindu Mythology, popular Bhil figures are Shabari, who offered Rama and Laxmana half-eaten Ber (berries) fruit when they were searching for Sita Devi in the forest. Maharishi Matanga was another Hindu Bhil sage who became a Brahmana.

It is noteworthy that Lord Rama appears in a Bhil myth where there has been a flood that wiped out humanity and Rama suggests how it can be repopulated. [cite web
url = http://www.poee.org/documents/Other_Religions/Cult_of_the_One_God/Flood.htm#Bhil
title = Food stories from around the World| accessdate = 2008-03-20 | last = | first = | work = | publisher = ]


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