The cultural mosaic of Jharkhand was dreamt about, formed & polished by generations of communities, which have inhabited this land since time immemorial.
From the legendary Asurs & Santhals, to the Banjara, Bihor, Chero, Gond, Ho, Khond, Lohra, Mai Pahariya, Munda, Oraon, Kol or Kawar-over thirty-two tribal groups (28 % of the total population of the state), have left their impression on the culture of the region. & with them, were the cross-cultural influences of local non-tribal communities & successive waves of Buddhism & Jainism, Mughal rule & the reign of the Hindu emperors of Bengal.
Art historians ascribe the 'oldest cave paintings' in India, the "scroll paintings" to a Jharkhand tribe known as the Shabars, who today live on the fringe of extinction. It is an established fact that Stone Age tools discovered in Hazaribagh district & axes & spearheads present in the Chaibasa area, are remnants of a civilization dating back a few thousand years. 10,000 to 30,000 years elderly rock paintings, paintings in gigantic caves in the Sati hills & other indicators of ancient, even pre-historic, human settlements are present in profusion.
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