Archives for October 2013

Aborigines are the original inhabitants or members of indigenous groups of people of a country. In India, the term aboriginal is usually applied to the tribal population to indicate their being the earliest among the present inhabitants of this country or region. Not all of them are in the same … [Read more...]

The people or tribes of the Andaman Islands are divided into several groups according to differences of language and culture. However, they can be classified into two main categories: The Great Andamanese group, including all natives of Great Andaman except the Jarawa, in the interior of South … [Read more...]

The Gonds are a Dravidian-speaking Adivasi group, who are scattered in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Talangana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Odisha. With a population of over one crore people, they are among the largest tribal communities in India. They are notified as Scheduled … [Read more...]

The term "Adivasi" is referred to the ethnic and tribal communities of India. These indigenous people are believed to be the original inhabitants of India. According to the 2011 census, their population stood above 10 crores. They are a distinct group. They lack the intellectual alertness, … [Read more...]

Podu cultivation, known as punam cultivation in Wayanad, is practiced by the Kurichiyas and other agricultural tribes. Podu cultivation is a form of shifting cultivation. The valleys of the Wayanad hills, particularly in the western half of the taluk, have been cleared and converted into wet rice … [Read more...]

The Kota Tribal group (also Kotas, Kothar, Kov) are the indigenous inhabitants of the Nilgiri mountains situated on the western part of state of Tamil Nadu in India. They are the neighbors of the Todas and Kurumbas. Kotas are an artisan tribe. They are herdsmen, blacksmiths, carpenters, and potters … [Read more...]

The eastern half of Wayanad is inhabited by the Kanarese-speaking tribes and the western half by Malayalam-speaking tribes. When the Nilgiri-Wayanad Plateau was being opened up by European planters, they found the country in the possession of a few landlords, chiefly Malayalees. The whole of the … [Read more...]

The Toda people are proud and aristocratic people. They are the traditional lords of the Nilgiris in South India. The Toda men with flowing hair and beards, their mantles covering their bodies from neck to feet, always impress visitors by their dignified bearing and robustness. The Toda tribes live … [Read more...]