Question

'Dhumkuria’ social organization belongs to which . tribal community?
1. Oraon
2. Kurukh 
3. Munda 
4. Santhal 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Oraon

The correct answer is Oraon.

• Dhumkuria is the name of the youth dormitory of the Oraon tribe, the tribal community of Jharkhand.
• For the non-tribals, it meant several things including 'a communal sleeping house'.
• Dhumkuria represents a center for cultural education for the Oraon community.
  • It provided training in socio-cultural, politico-economic, and religious grounds, along with mores of collective living.
  • Dhumkuria encouraged learning by doing, as well as teaching while learning– to younger and from elder cohorts, simultaneously.
  • Dhumkuria reflects a sense of unity with the community by promoting inter-personal behavior and dealings among the youth.
• The Oraons' language is Kurukh, which is a member of the northern subgroup of the Dravidian language family.
• Oraon folk tradition tells of how the tribe was driven out of the ancient kingdom of Rohtas (called Ruidas in Kurukh).
• Oraon religion has clearly been influenced by Hinduism. The purely Hindu name Bhagwan is sometimes used to refer to Dharmas.
• The most important festival of the Oraons is the Sarhul festival, the Feast of the Sal Blossoms (the sal is a tree widely used in India for its timber).
• A unique tribal festival celebrated by Oraon women once every twelve years is the Mukka Sendra (also known as Janni Shikar).

• Oraon tribal society is divided into some territories (parha) containing anywhere from 7 to 20 villages.
  • One of the village headmen is chosen to act as chief (parha raja) of the confederacy.