Pathalgadi literally means erection of a stone-slab. In age-old Adivasi tradition, when some significant and memorable event takes place, the village community would undertake a Pathalgadi at the entrance to the village and inscribe the name or event on the stone-slab being erected. This tradition is especially unique in Mundari-speaking Adivasi groups which are considered to be the earliest settlers in the Chotanagpur area of Jharkhand.
Stan Swamy, 'I am not a Silent Spectator'












