Nishada Kingdom - References in Mahabharata

References in Mahabharata

The Mahabharata speaks of Nishaada (or Shabara) as forest hunters. Nishadas were mentioned as tribes that have the hills and the forests for their abode.People who made mother nature their home.They ruled over the hills,plains,land and dominated over the water. They were linked with a king called Vena (See Saraswata Kingdom) . (12,58). Nishadas lived in hamlets (12,328).