A dimension within Tribal Life & Society
This theme addresses the identity, recognition, and rights of indigenous people, particularly Adivasis, and their cultural preservation.
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Overall Community Sentiment
For identifying ourselves as Adivasis.
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribal community should get a distinct identity so that it can be known separately.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribe should get a separate identity.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our Gond tribal community should get a distinct dress code and identity.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We, the tribal people, are identified by our culture.
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We are a tribal community. Our language and food are different because of our tribal identity.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
When we say Adivasi, people identify us as Adivasi by observing our attire, customs, dance, music, and conversations.
— Priti majhi
We identify ourselves through our words; we are known as Adivasis by our dance, songs, and language.
— Priti majhi
We are Adivasi people. We have a tradition as Adivasis, and if you give us something in this regard...
— Parikshit Majhi
We are tribal people, our traditions are distinct, our culture is distinct. We all want to preserve them.
— Parikshit Majhi
This is our rainbow flag. The identity of Adivasi is ours and
— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In our customs, marriage traditions and legal system are very distinct. That's why we Adivasis are recognized by our unique identity, and our identity is defined by the arrow, bow, and turban.
— Mohan AHARI · Patiya, Udaipur, Rajasthan
So that one's community's status in society can be recognized.
— Sunita Kumari
Our customs, attire, traditions, spoken language, lifestyle, food habits, and culture are very different from other societies, which is an identity of the tribal community.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We are tribals, and our food, drink, attire, dance, and music are different from other tribes.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Our tribal community is unique. Our tribal people are distinct because our attire, our cuisine, our lifestyle, and all our customs are different.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
We are known through our conversations. We are identified as Adivasis through our dance, songs, and language.
— Priti majhi
Seeing all our tribal dances, songs, conversations, games, and festivals, it signifies that we are distinct from other communities.
— Priti majhi
Sunita Pradhani. We, the people of the tribal community, belong to a different class.
— JAMUNA PRADHANI JAMUNA · Balangir, Odisha
We are a tribal community, different from other castes, including our six sub-tribes.
— RUDRA PRASAD BAG · Dongrīmunda, Nuapada, Odisha
Our tribal community, our language, our songs, our forest, our seeds, our food, and our way of life – all these make us unique, and we must officially preserve them.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Our tribal community is a distinct and unique community known for its culture, traditions, and lifestyle.
— Narvada Sarpota
We are the indigenous people, our language is a bit different, and these are ours.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
In our Kharia tribe, helping each other and showing empathy are decisive for our community life. Because we have our own language, our unique identity has been created.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
It is for the tribe. Tribal aboriginals live separately because they are of a different community.
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribe is different from others; we are Lanjia Saora tribals, and all our traditions and customs are unique.
— Samana Mandangi
It is necessary to protect our culture so that the identity of our tribal community through cultural programs and
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Our tribe can primarily be identified by its spoken language, lifestyle, and attire.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In our Kharia tribe, mutual cooperation and empathy are crucial for our communal life. Because we have our own language, our unique identity has been created.
— Kumudini Chhanchan · Bhojpur, Sambalpur, Odisha
In our Kharia tribe, helping each other and showing empathy are decisive for our community life. Because we have our own language and traditions, our unique identity has been created.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
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
So that one's community can recognize its status in society.
— Sunita Kumari
They say that by seeing our tribal dances, songs, conversations, games, and festivals, we are different from other communities.
— Priti majhi
We have a script in our Santali language, that's why we are different from other tribes.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
We have an identity. A distinct identity. May it remain.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
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
The main identity of our tribe is our conservative tradition and attire, along with our rituals, spoken language, and prevalent practices related to nature that have been passed down from our ancestors. These are not found in other societies, so this is our identity.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We have to maintain our culture so that our society can get a distinct identity.
— SHIVRAM YADAV
Our attire, our food, our cooking, our customs, our worship, our traditions, all of this distinguishes us from other tribes.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Our community's language, dialect, cuisine, lifestyle, customs, attire, traditions, and culture are all distinct from others, and this is our identity.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
