51 Books Written On Munda Tribe, Language and Culture

Here is the list of books 50 books written on Munda Tribe (the most ancient tribe in India) and their language Mundari. Among all of these books,  “Encyclopaedia Mundarica (1924,1931,1933,1950)”  – by John Hoff Mann written in 16 parts is the largest book ever written so far on the lives and culture of Munda Tribe.

40 Books written in English:

1. An introduction to the Mundari Language (1871) Rakhal Das.

2. Mundari Primer (1873) -J.C Whittley.

3.Rudiments of a Mundari Grammar (1891) Rev.D.Semt

4.A Mundari Start reader (1893) John Hoffmann.

5.Mundari Grammar (1903) -Rev .John Hoffmann S.J.

6.A Mundari Grammar with exercise (1905/1909) -Rev.John Hoffmann S.J.

7.Horo Duranko (1907) -Maulavi Abdul Wali.

8.The Mundas and their country (1912)-Mr.S.C.Roy.

9.Mundari Grammar-Rev Schmel.

10.Encyclopaedia Mundarica (1924,1931,1933,1950) -John Hoff Mann

(16 खण्ड पर English में लिखा गया मुण्डाओं के जीवन पर आधारित सबसे बड़ा ग्रन्थ )

11.Munda Community (1928) S.C.Roy

12. Mundari English Dictionary (1931) -M.B.Bhaduri

13.Munda Durang (1942) -D.Hans

14. Not without withness (1954) -Dr.S.B.D Hans

15.Notes on the Phonology of Mundari (1957)  -John Gumperz.

16.The Mundas &Oraon of Chottanagapur(1960)-Fr .Dr.Philip Ekka.

17.The Munda World (1967) -P.Ponette,S.J.

18.ADescriptive Analysis of Mundari (1966) -Dr .W.A.Cook.

19.Mundari Verb Conjugation(1960)-D.Terrence

20.Munda and Indonesia -Mr.F.B.J.Kuiper

21.The Copual in Mundari,Foundation of language (1967) -D.Terrence Langendoen.

22.Aspects of Munda Verb (1969) -Dr.Ram Dayal Munda

23.Culture change in tribal Bihar (Munda&Oraon) -Sachchidanand.

24.Indian Tribe -The Munda

25. The Religions Sytem of the Munda Tribe .

26.Political A Wakening of Tribals in Jharkhand .

27.Descriptive Dialogue Songs in Mundari(1969)-Dr.R.D.Norman Zide

28.Jharkhand Polities of Development and Identity.

29.An Historical Outline of Pre-British Chottanagar.

30.Mundari Jadur Songs-Dr .Ram Dayal Munda with Norman Zide .

31.Political Socialization of the Mundas.

32.The Jharkhand Movement Dr.Ram.Dayal Munda.

33.Mundari Phonclic reader (1974) N.k.Sinha.

34. Mundari Grammar (1975) N.K.

35.Some Formal Features of Traditional Mundari Poetry(1976) Dr.Ram Dayal Munda.

36.The Demonstrative System in Munda(1991) Toshiki Osada (Tokyo University)

39.Mundari as a flexile Language (2005)Kees &Jan Rijkhoff.

40.Mundari German Grammar-Dr.A.Nottrott.

11 Books written in Hindi:

हिंदी में प्रकाशित कुछ पस्तकें

1.  मुण्डारी  सरल शिक्षा (1965 ) प्रो.जे सी तिलमिड़ (हैवर्ड )

2. मुण्डारी  गीतकार श्री  बुदू  बबु और उनकी रंचनाएँ ,प्रीतपाला और रामयनपाला

3 .छोटानागपुर के आदिवासी (1970 ) पौलुस तोपनो। एस  जे

4 .उलगुलान  बिरसा मुण्डा  और उनका आन्दोलन (1979 ) डॉ कुमार सुरेश सिंह

5. मुण्डरी -हिंदी शब्दकोश (1973 )  स्वर्णलता प्रसाद

6. झारखण्ड में ग्राम स्वराज (2001 ) डॉ राम दयाल मुण्डा

7. मुण्डारी  सीखने  का सरल व्याकरण  जोसेफ  तोपनो

8. गाँधी से पहले गाँधी (बिरसा मुण्डा  पर)

9. झारखण्ड में मुण्डा का आर्थिक इतिहास

10. .मरं ग  गोमके  जयपाल सिंह

11. झारखण्ड  दिसुम  मुक्तिगाथा  और सृजन के सपने

12. मुण्डारी संक्षेप व्याकरण -डॉ मनमसीह  मुण्डु

Where can you get these books?

One can purchase most of the books at

Satya Bharti.

Dr. Kamil Bulke Road

Post Bag No. 2

Ranchi – 834001 Jharkhand

Phone: 0651-2350075

Johaar Friend,

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