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Some Indian tribes are known to have lived isolated lives over many millennia and developed their own perspectives on astronomy. Here we report the study of four Indian tribes from central India, namely the Gonds, Banjaras, Kolams and Korku. We show that the broad philosophy of their approach to astronomy was similar but the details of their perception vary significantly.
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Since this review paper was written, in 2017, we have studied a further four Indian tribes. We hope to publish papers on these in 2018 and 2019 issues of the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.
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Halkare, G., Vahia, M., Orchiston, W. (2019). Astronomy of Some Indian Tribes. In: Orchiston, W., Sule, A., Vahia, M. (eds) The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, vol 54. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3645-4_26
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