ECO-FRIENDLY ART OF BHIL TRIBE IN NANDURBAR DISTRICT (MS)

Tribal people in our country are living in isolation. They are inhabitants of thickly forested and inaccessible mountainous regions. Their social life is distinctive from the life of the nontribal. It is interesting to know how these people are living. What is their way of life? In view of this an attempt is made to study “Art” of Bhil tribe in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra. The main object of the study is to examine the relationship between environment and Bhil tribes. Through this study an attempt is also made to focus light on Art and Handicraft of Bhil tribe. The study is based on personal experience of the researcher and a detailed Field work. The study brings to the conclusion that the social, Art and Handicrafts characteristics of Bhil Community are typical and these are preserved as such from one generation to another as it is their identity. Such arts express their relationship with natural environment.