Tag: community decision making in a tribe

Main fuction of the patla is both. That is to ensure the unity of the villagers and to negotiate with the outsiders and government agencies on behalf of the villagers. They believe in majority every one enjoy every movement of the functions with unity. And they enjoyed and include other unknown peoples and an apart of behalf from a government.

Village headmen derive their authority from the village Panch or the council of adult male householders. This is council has the last word in matters concerning the village as a whole and the headman is no more than its chairman. The village panch in a sense represents the Gond society as a whole.The Gond economy is agricultural, so the cycle of sowing and harvesting is the subject of any number of songs and oral narratives, which express the joy, anguish, apprehension and exhilaration of a farming community.

The headman had to persuade and keep the Members of the community happy to retain his position and could not go against their wishes.They have less genetic affinity with local populations in Telangana and other states. Gonds ruled in four kingdoms in central India between the 16th and 18th centuries. They built number of forts, palaces, temples, tanks and lakes during the rule of the Gonds dynasty. The Gondwana kingdom survived until the late 16th century. They also gained control over the Malwa after the decline of the Mughals followed by the Marathas in 1690.

Every village has a headman or patla this is about gonds people. Mostly gonds live in avillage with a headman known as Majhi or Patel. The village Councile of gond tribe divides the Gonds into  Castes called Ahir, Agaria, Dhuli and Pardhan. The Village has typically several halmets.The headman is a local government or tribal post. The village headman is the person appointed to administer an area that is often a single village. The village headmen gerive their authority from the village panch or the council of adult male house holders. This council has the last word in matters concerning the village as a whole and the headman is no more than its chairman.  The village panch in a sense represents the Gond society as a whole.

The Ahom kingdom was established in 1228 when Sukaphaa, a Shan prince of Mong Mao entered the Brahmaputra valley. The Ahom dynasty lasted from 1228 to 1826. The rule of this dynasty ended with the Burmese invasion of Assam and the signing treaty of Yandaboo in 1826 led to subsequent annexation by the British East India Company.

The Ahom kingdom was established in 1228 when Sukaphaa, a Shan prince of Mong Mao entered the Brahmaputra valley. The Ahom dynasty lasted from 1228 to 1826. The rule of this dynasty ended with the Burmese invasion of Assam and the signing treaty of Yandaboo in 1826 led to subsequent annexation by the British East India Company

The Ahom kingdom was established in 1228 when Sukaphaa, a Shan prince of Mong Mao entered the Brahmaputra valley. The Ahom dynasty lasted from 1228 to 1826. The last ruler of this dynasty was Purandar Singha, a 10 yr old who  came into office because his fathers was mutilated. The rule of this dynasty ended with the Burmese invasion of Assam and the signing treaty of Yandaboo in 1826 led to subsequent annexation by the British East India Company.