Gond: In the literal sense

In the literal sense, the word Gond has its roots in the term “ Kond ,” meaning green mountain. Gond art is a beautiful form of painting of the indigenous Gond community (Pradhan Gond ), in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The Gond are also known as the Raj Gond. The term was widely used in the 1950s but has now become almost obsolete, probably because of the political eclipse of the Gond rajas. Learn about the history, culture and art of the Gond , the largest Adivasi community in India. Discover how Jangarh Singh Shyam, a Gond artist, started the genre of Gond painting called Janagarh Kalam. Gond , group of aboriginal peoples (now officially designated as Scheduled Tribes) of central and south-central India, about two million in number. They live in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha. The majority speak various and, in part, mutually