Nishadha were scattered peoples, according to sources in Hindu mythology

Hindu mythology

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. The Nishadha people have been described in Ramayana

Ramayana

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 and Mahabharata

Mahabharata

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Description in Ramayana

The main profession of Nishaadas was hunting birds. When a Nishaada had killed one bird from a pair, the other bird was crying, and that inspired Valmiki

Valmiki

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 to write the story of Rama

Rama

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 and Sita

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 known as the Ramayana

Ramayana

The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...

. In Ramayana, the king of Nishaadas, named Guha, was a very close friend of Rama. He helps Rama and Sita to cross Ganges river.

Description in Mahabharata

The Mahabharata

Mahabharata

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....

 speaks of Nishaada (or Shabara) as forest hunters.

See also

• Nishada Kingdom
  Nishada Kingdom
  Nishada was the kingdom of the Nishada Tribe, a tribe of people who the Vedic people considered valour and courageous.Ekalavya was a king of a Nishada tribe. He attacked Dwaraka once, and was killed by Vasudeva Krishna in the battle. This kingdom was located in Aravalli ranges in Rajasthan state of...
  
  
• Backward-caste Hindu Saints
• Backward-caste Hindu Warriors