• Prof. Meera Chatwani
• Ar. Sukanya De

In India, tribal people are mostly referred as Adivasis. They have been the most vulnerable community in India. Tribals are backward and poor and are mostly devoid of the common facilities like health, education etc.When the majority of the community of the world kept pace with progress of the world there were communities still living in peace with nature with their traditional values, customs and believes.The tribal communities in India have developed their identity in close vicinity to the natural resources around which they have developed their cultural traditions, economy, social life, religious myths and techniques of production. Over time, they have built a symbiotic relationship with the local environment and the nature surrounding them.For them land is not merely a source of livelihood rather a representation of their cultural identity and existence. Hence, there is a lot to study and understand from the way tribal people interact with the land and surrounding and the influence of their culture on their lifestyle, architecture and settlement pattern. This study focuses on studying the tribal community called Bhilsresiding in the Banaskantha district of Gujarat. The Bhils are known to be excellent archers coupled with in-depth knowledge about their local geography. The study is qualitative in nature and mostly theoretical and based on literature review and direct visit to the site. The study was conducted over a period of five months from August 2021 to December 2021.

"SETTLEMENT PARTTERN AND TRIBAL ARCHITECTURE: LITERATURE REVIEW OF BHILS TRIBE IN BANASKANTHA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no.a227-a235, August-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208031.pdf

"SETTLEMENT PARTTERN AND TRIBAL ARCHITECTURE: LITERATURE REVIEW OF BHILS TRIBE IN BANASKANTHA ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 8, page no. ppa227-a235, August-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2208031.pdf