Adivasi é um termo abrangente para um grupo heterogêneo de etnias e grupos tribais que acredita-se ser a população aborígene da Índia, anterior até mesmo aos drávidas.[1][2][3] Eles compreendem uma substancial minoria indígena da população indiana.
↑Minocheher Rustom Masani and Ramaswamy Srinivasan (1985), Freedom and Dissent: Essays in Honour of Minoo Masani on His Eigthtieth Birthday, Democratic Research Service, consultado em 25 de novembro de 2008, ... The Adivasis are the original inhabitants of India. That is what Adivasi means: the original inhabitant. They were the people who were there before the Dravidians. The tribals are the Gonds, the Bhils, the Murias, the Nagas and a hundred more. ...
↑Acharya, Deepak and Shrivastava Anshu (2008): Indigenous Herbal Medicines: Tribal Formulations and Traditional Herbal Practices, Aavishkar Publishers Distributor, Jaipur- India. ISBN 978-81-7910-252-7. pp 440.