Malkala Range

The Maikal hills form the eastern end of the Satpura highlands in central India. Their wooded ridges and plateau include Amarkantak, a sacred place near the sources of the Narmada and Son. The rivers take very different courses: the Narmada flows west across India, while the Son ultimately joins the Ganges. The Baiga and Gond peoples inhabit the hill country, whose forests have long supplied the materials of life in settlements scattered among the uplands.