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The origin of Holi in the Koitur cultural lab

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द्विजों की पाखंड भरी होली के विपरीत प्रकृति के साथ उल्लास का पर्व है कोइतूरों का “शिमगा सग्गुम”

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About The Author

Surya Bali

Surya Bali ‘Suraj’ is a medical doctor at AIIMS Bhopal and also an authority on the Scheduled Tribes. He has published articles, poems and songs based on tribal culture and society in newspapers and magazines. Besides being honoured by WHO, UNICEF, CARE and IMA, he is a recipient of the Kalu Ram Memorial award (2007) and a Ford Foundation fellowship

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