| This book on musical culture of the Munda Tribe | | | | in tribal society. Musical life of the tribals is full of |
| of Chotanagpur plateau of middle eastern India is | | | | behavioural activities and interaction with men, on |
| a step in this direction .Music is composed from | | | | the one hand, and with nature and spirit world, on |
| real life situation and experiences of either sex of | | | | the other. Human ideas, attitudes and emotion in |
| the individuals and depicts the total life as well as | | | | general, find its best expression through the |
| cultural history of the people of that period.How a | | | | medium of songs and dance and the best |
| Munda perceives, conceptualises and articulates his | | | | example of it can be seen in Munda music. In the |
| life experiences ideas and emotions and how he | | | | book, original songs texts have been retained with |
| formulates philosophy of life out of his | | | | English translation so as to facilitate further |
| experiences, is a representative example of the | | | | research in this area. |
| pattern and process in music making and its value | | | | |