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The first people

This book by Nidhi Dugar Kundalia is about the "first people" or some of the aborigines of India she met and interviewed in the course of researching the book

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The book chronicles six tribal stories and the members of certain tribes across the country she interviewed and tracked in their homes and habitat

Sudha G Tilak
It’s not wrong to judge a book by the cover. Especially this one. The cover girl of White as Milk and Rice,  photographed by Madhumita Nandi, is a middle-aged Halakki tribal woman, her tied back in a knot, ears pierced and bejewelled and her shoulders and neck covered in layers of bead necklaces. Her hand is placed on her chest in a gesture of dignity and self-preservation. Her face, streaked with proud lines is lit up and the only odd element is the felt   bindi  stuck on her forehead. 

This book by Nidhi Dugar Kundalia is about the “first people” or
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