Culture & Nature's Embrace

Culture and traditions

— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha

We should preserve our culture so that herbs and forests remain.

— Chanda

In our tribe, Dhumkuriya camps should be set up so that water, forest, and land are saved, and tradition and culture are preserved.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

The tribal community has always been a worshipper of nature, it has its own traditional rituals and customs.

— Kachala Choudhary

Our community, rooted in its conservative traditions, has a deep attachment to water, forest, and land. It is essential that our society focuses on ensuring this connection is passed on to future generations.

— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Our tribe is unique because we worship nature, we worship the forest and the land.

— Kachala Choudhary

Food, festival, traditional agriculture, traditional medicine etc

— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha

Protecting one's tradition and culture

— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We are indigenous people and we worship nature.

— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We remember community practices, relationships, and aspects of nature that are traditional community rituals.

— Laxmanlal

We should protect our culture because preserving it will save traditional knowledge, native seeds, water, forests, and land.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We, the tribal people, worship nature. We worship trees and plants. We are always with nature.

— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha

Traditional agriculture and heritage

— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha

We should protect our culture so that our food items from the forests and cultural programs remain alive.

— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

To save our tradition and culture

— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Our culture is our heritage, which we should always preserve. We all worship nature and consider it our deity. We should never abandon our culture.

— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We worship nature, water, forest, giver, and stone.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Our tribal tradition

— संगीता मीणा · Metali, Dungarpur, Rajasthan

Our culture, customs, attire, and spoken language are our identity. We are worshippers of nature, protectors of water, forests, and land, and this very identity makes us completely different from others.

— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Traditional customs and rituals

— Anirudha Marai

Preserving traditional culture, civilization, customs, and heritage enhances the beauty of nature.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

To preserve one's culture.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We are tribal people, our traditions are distinct, our culture is distinct. We all want to preserve them.

— Parikshit Majhi

Tribal communities are protectors of nature. They take only as much from nature as is necessary to live. They worship things associated with their lifestyle. They are committed to nature conservation, which defines them uniquely.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Tribal communities are the protectors of nature. They take only as much from nature as is necessary to live life. They worship things associated with their lifestyle. They are committed to nature conservation, which defines them as unique.

— Vijay kanesh · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Firstly, our lifestyle is nature-centric. Forests, hills, rivers, soil—we have a daily connection with all of these. We see nature not just as a resource, but as a life-giving companion. Secondly, our customs and traditions, traditional knowledge, festivals, songs, dances, and folk tales have made our identity unique. These cultural aspects distinguish us from other tribes. Thirdly, our collective philosophy of life—“Everyone eats together, works together, and supports each other”—this is our strength. The community is considered senior to the individual. Fourthly, our intimate connection with land, forest, and water. Considering the hills as deities, the forest as life, and wildlife as fellow travelers—this is the root of our culture. Therefore, my tribe is different from others because of: Traditional forest food and medicinal knowledge, Collective way of life, Life principles based on ancestral advice and folk tales, Religious perspective based on self-realization and natural relationships, Traditional agriculture, forest livelihood, and indigenous practices. All these elements make my tribe known as a distinct cultural, identity-rich, and glorious community.

— sudhir gamanga · Kharlingi, Housingboard Colony, Rayagada

To preserve culture

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

We should preserve our culture, herbs, forests, our history, and old festivals like Karma.

— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

To preserve our tradition and culture, we have to protect our heritage and we have to

— Pushpalata Surtange · Simga, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh

We want to preserve ancient languages, dances, songs, traditions, food, conservation, nurturing, etc.

— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha

The heritage of the tribals was the forest.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Our tribe is mainly nature-worshipping. Our culture, customs, attire, tradition, and spoken language have a distinct identity that is different from others.

— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

There are many things that define our tribe, such as tribal identity, a deep connection with nature, a collective lifestyle, traditional knowledge, and our connection to folk culture.

— Hemant singh Negi · Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh