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News:The Asur tribe has been using mobile radio to transmit local news and songs which is helping them revive the dying tribal language.
Facts:
About the tribe:
- Asur Tribe are an Austroasiatic ethnic group living primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
- They are included in the list of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(PVTG’s).
- They speak the Asuri language which is on the verge of extinction with less than 8,000 people speaking it.
- The main festival of the tribe includes Sarhul, Phagua, Navakhans among others.
