The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by : [1995]

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The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by

Mahatma Gandhi
Thakkar Bappa
Jyotiba Phule
B.R. Ambedkar

Explanation

Option (b) is correct

The term is thought to have been coined by the Gandhian activist Thakkar Bapa.

Answer: (b) Thakkar Bappa