Quite a handful of tribal communities reside in every hook and corner of the state of the Madhya Pradesh and that too in quite in great numbers. As per the observation of the eminent anthropologists of the Indian subcontinent, these tribal communities comprises of near about seventy percent of the total population. In Madhya Pradesh, these Binjhwar tribes throng various places of the south eastern region including Bastar district .

Since the Binjhwar residing region of the state is mainly covered with the forests, it is only natural that these Binjhwar tribes are going to adapt to the occupations like collection of forest products and also several minerals.

Due to simple and friendly nature of this Binjhwar tribal community, these tribes maintain A very good rapport with all the other tribal communities, namely, Gond, Kanver, Kamar, Baiga, Halba, Korva, Pando, Birhi .

Festivals, dance , music form an integral part of these Binjhwar tribal community, thus ennobling it to a great extent. In fact, `desi` art, shrines and statuettes have got popularity in the whole of the Indian subcontinent.

The origin of these Binjhwar tribes has got a wonderful history behind it. It dates back to several centuries, when the state of Madhya Pradesh, including Bastar was dominated by numerous dynasties, namely, Nag, Gag and Chaturya.

Just like several tribal communities of the country, these Binjhwar tribes too have developed faith for religion and spiritualism. To appease the divine gods, these Binjhwar tribes carry on various rituals and customs. These Binjhwar tribes have enormous faith in their village gods and goddesses of the local origin. Deities like Danteshwari`and Aanga Devta` are some of the principal deities that these Binjhwar tribes revere in great adoration and devotion.

Interestingly, the power of the Aanga Devta is so much that this deity helps them to keep track on various criminals and evil people. One additional deity that these Bhinjwar tribal community revere, `Bhimdev` is adored at the time when there are no rainfall in the state. In fact these majority of these Binjhwar tribes are quite superstitious also.

Fairs and festivals are part and parcel of these Binjhwar tribes. A huge three-day long fair is orchestrated during the month of March. It has been consecrated to the deity Aanga Devta. Apart from this, these Binjhwar tribes also revere the Ganesh god. Dantewada is far-famed for its Danteshwari Temple. There is an ancient Shiva temple, which has twelve pillars. In addition, there is a Ganesha Temple and Mama Bhanja ka Mandir as well.

If one wants to study the culture and lifestyle of this Binjhwar tribal community there is one point that these people need to remember -- This is that these tribes are wholly unaware of the external world and are quite contented with their individual traditions and ethnic beliefs.

Dresses of this Binjhwar tribal community are quite exquisite and beautiful. The Binjhwar tribal females are quite fond of jewelry, which is very `exotic`. Maximum of these Jewelries are handcrafted. These include necklaces prepared from cane, grass, or beads. Silver ornaments are in vogue. Various materials like tiny pieces of wood, glass, peacock feathers, copper are used for making jewelry. Also diverse kinds of wild flowers and leaves are used to embellish the long hair of these Binjhwar tribal females. In the village areas, Binjhwar females wear chains, which are made up of one-rupee coins.

As far as the occupations of these Binjhwar tribes are concerned, to sustain their living, these Binjhwar tribes have adapted to cultivation. Quite a handful of these Binjhwar tribes have taken up handicrafting as their occupation. In fact these Binjhwar artists prepare handicraft items from bamboo, wood and a variety of metals. For selling in the fairs, these Binjhwar tribes also made beautiful baskets, statues, mats, wall hangings, face masks. Binjhwar tribal community is also acknowledged for its terracotta work.

Melodious music and dance are an integral part of the Binjhwar tribal community. The dance and music of people is of numerous varieties. The whole of the region quite often bounces and reverberates with the beats of the drum of this Binjhwar tribal community. . Especially, in some tiny villages, each and every year, on the event of `basant` festival, people dance and sing to the beats of the `nagarey`.

No culture of any other tribal communities of the whole of the Indian territory is considered to be enriched without exotic culinary dishes that the tribal communities prepare. So these Binjhwar tribes are also not an exception. In fact these Binjhwar tribes can make delicious delicacies form mushrooms, insects and small animals. To add to these, these Binjhwar tribes have also developed addiction for alcohols that are made locally. Quite a number of this Binjhwar tribal community is also fond of various fishes as well. Pork is a chief item in their diet and almost each and every chief ceremony starts with the sacrifice of a pig.