In this thread we shall try to identify and enlist names of those tribes which find mention in the ancient literature prior to the composition of the Epics: Ramayana and Mahabharata..
As we go through the pages of Vedic literature several names of persons Royal or Risi also appear on whose names later on several gotra or sub caste names of Indian castes seem to have developed. At times, the name of a particular Risi appears representing gotra/sub caste/clan name of numerous castes of today. This is a perplexing phenomenon, not understandable to an un-attentive reader of evolvement of Indian social structure and hierarchy.
It is hoped that participants would contribute their reasoned views on this aspect of our past social evolution and its impacts on the course of history of India.