Absolutely, Gauri,

Even in a tradition that is as rhythmically simple as the American Blues, there are hundreds of little regional variations
that newbies don't understand until they get deeper into it.
But when a newbie asks me to teach them about Blues rhythms, I can tell that they know nothing and I try to point them in the direction of where to start. That's all I am asking for. I'm very aware that there are hundreds of tribal groups and language dialects (and languages)
in the enormous country of India. I'm not naive in that respect.

That being said, I can ask specifically:
Does anyone have ANY information (and preferabbly transcriptions) bout specifically Rajasthani or Punjabi folk dancing rhythms.
Anything? Just one folk rhythm from one place anywhere in the huge country of India would be more than I know now and appreciated.

I've really been looking and there is a ton of information about the Talas and different rhythmic approaches in both Northern and Southern Indian classical traditions but there is very little information for anyone who is beginning to try to understand folk rhythms that exist in India.

It's interesting because if I also research middleastern rhythms or , balkan rhythms, there is a fair amount of information about them on the web (as well as a fair amount of information about their respective classical tradtions).

It also may be that no one in this particular tribe is even interested in these many rhythms but I wanted to start my search somewhere.

With respect to the greatness and complexity that are the musical tradtions of India.

yours, Rick