A dimension within Cultural Identity & Nature
This theme addresses the challenges faced by tribal communities, including generational gaps, poverty, and the fight for recognition of their traditional customs and cultural heritage.
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Today, we should follow traditional customs and rituals, but our coming generation is not able to understand this.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our tribe is different from other tribes because their way of life is traditional, they have government recognition, they have received reservation, and there is economic scarcity.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Yes, there are many things that we have learned from our ancestors, but to bring them into practice now, we are facing many challenges. The new generation is not ready to accept those customs and traditions.
— Amita Mohanty
We are tribal people, our traditions are distinct, our culture is distinct. We all want to preserve them.
— Parikshit Majhi
Due to us tribal people not being educated, we are very different from others. This is why we...
— Kamleah Kumar · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In our society, we still observe traditional customs.
— Batakrushna Sahoo
Our rituals and environment are different from other tribes.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
We need to preserve our traditions because our future generations will forget them. And now they will follow rules. Our community identity...
— Trinath badanayak · Malakanagiri, Malkangiri, Odisha
We have learned a lot from our predecessors and old companions, but it will be quite difficult to implement those customs and traditions in today's generation.
— Amita Mohanty
Customs and traditions are different from their own.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribal tradition
— संगीता मीणा · Metali, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
We will follow traditional customs in our society.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
To save our tradition and culture
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar 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
Traditional customs and rituals
— Anirudha Marai
Our tribe is different from others because our language, culture, and traditions are very different from theirs. Our food habits and livelihood are very different from theirs. That is why we are different.
— Laxmi · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Our tribe is different from others; we are Lanjia Saora tribals, and all our traditions and customs are unique.
— Samana Mandangi
Customs and traditions and from our tradition
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The lifestyle, culture, and traditions of the tribal community are very different.
— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We are tribal people, we are innocent, our cultural traditions and customs are very different, our marriage customs and other traditions are all unique.
— Parikshit Majhi
Our tribe must preserve its culture to carry traditional knowledge from one generation to another.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our tribe is different from others because its clothing, lifestyle, and cultural and traditional customs are all distinct from those of other communities.
— Sunil oraon
Our tribe is different from other castes because its eating habits and lifestyle are distinct. Its culture, traditions, and customs are different.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We are thinking about our young generation. Our colorful culture, customs, traditions, and food habits are being forgotten by the younger generation.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In our tribal community, all customs and traditions are different.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The traditional worship methods that our ancestors taught, today's youth do not adopt them.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Our tribals are different from others because their lifestyle is different, customs are different, traditional food and drink are different. Musical instruments are also different.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Culture and traditions
— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha
Today, we must preserve our tradition.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
We have to learn from our ancestors to preserve our tradition and culture.
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Sundargarh, Odisha
They are different from their customs.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Old sports traditions, tribal traditions, etc., should be preserved so that the coming generation can learn something.
— संगीता मीणा · Rohan Wara, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
According to tradition, we are trying to keep it alive till today. We have preserved our art, culture, dance, and music as a community. We request the government to grant official recognition to preserve our culture.
— Anirudha Marai
Today, our youth generation is forgetting our culture, customs, and traditions, so it is very important to keep them alive to maintain them in every coming generation.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Because today's youth generation is not showing interest in accepting the knowledge of worship methods and nature worship methods from the ancestors, it is becoming difficult to carry forward this knowledge of the ancestors.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
Our tribe or education has a different reason.
— Sunita Kumari
Our tribe is different from others because our language, culture, and traditions are very distinct from theirs. Our food, drink, and livelihood are also very different from theirs. That's why we are different.
— Laxmi · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
The traditional practices, our culture, customs and traditions, our language, and attire of our society are very different from other societies, which sets our community apart from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
For us, the knowledge of traditional culture, civilization, traditions, customs, food and drink, worship, lifestyle, and herbs should reach the next generation.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Our culture is different from our lifestyle.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
