A dimension within Social Customs & Expression
Showcasing the diversity of culture through language, food, customs, and traditional attire.
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In Sonbhadra, an elder reflects on the community's evolving traditions, from festive celebrations and unique tribal customs to environmental shifts and new livelihoods, holding onto the hope of preser
In a rapidly changing world, holding onto cultural traditions is essential for identity, community strength, and collective happiness.
In remote mountain forests, a community navigates daily life, preserving ancient crops and adapting cultural traditions amidst evolving times.
Drawing strength from ancient customs and the jungle's bounty, our community thrives by living independently and preserving traditional foodways for future generations.
Food, language, customs
— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
From clothing, food, language
— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Culture and traditions
— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha
From language and attire
— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
From language and attire
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Language, cultural, social, rituals.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
Differences in customs, attire, traditional Kui language, local cooked food and drink, our livelihood, etc.
— Sudhakar Pradhan · Kandhamal, Odisha
Culture
— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Customs and traditions, eating habits, social process
— Krishna pada mahato · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Own language, attire, cultural rituals
— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
Such as our speech, language, and words, our lifestyle, and our way of dressing.
— arun raja · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Worship, food and drink, social activities, attire.
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Food, festival, traditional agriculture, traditional medicine etc
— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha
Language is defined by cultural tradition and food habits.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
It consists of lifestyle, food and drink, and cultural tradition.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
The language, culture, and traditions of the tribe are distinct from other societies. Food and customs.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
In our culture, our way of life, natural environment, social customs, festivals, attire, dance, and music
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Our culture is the special identity of our being tribal. This includes our attire, food habits, worship, and lifestyle.
— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
From the food habits and lifestyle of the caste.
— Sunita Kumari
Tribals have their own distinct traditions, customs, festivals, different attire, and different language.
— Kachala Choudhary
Traditional customs and rituals
— Anirudha Marai
Festival, traditional food,and culture
— KRUSHNA KHILLO
From the eating habits and lifestyle of the caste
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our culture, traditions, customs, food habits, worship, lifestyle, and lineage define our identity.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Our attire, our food, our cooking, our customs, our worship, our traditions, all of this distinguishes us from other tribes.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
Worship, lifestyle, social system
— Krishna pada mahato · Purulia, West Bengal
Forest, worship, tradition, customs and rituals, food and eating habits, religious ceremonies.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The factors affecting our tribe are their lifestyle, food, and customs.
— SHIVRAM YADAV · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Tribal communities exhibit distinct differences in their language, food, clothing, housing, livelihood, worship, marriage, and many other aspects.
— Anirudha Marai · Sambalpur, Odisha
Tradition and culture are an identity.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
The main factors that define our caste are lifestyle, eating habits, and much more.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Our tribe is different from other communities in many respects because its food habits, attire, languages, folk songs, dances, and customs are all distinct.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
There is a flow in our tribe. The key defining elements are culture and tradition, language, food habits, lifestyle, lack of education, etc.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
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
Our tribe has many distinct characteristics: be it worship, tradition, or dress and food habits. People don't identify us merely by name; when they come to know us, they partake in our food, and when they understand us, they adopt our attire. This is what makes our tribe unique, and our traditions are distinct.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
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
A tribe is identified by its language and cultural tradition.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
The factors that define our culture, including our traditions, cultural practices, birth, death, and marriage rituals, are distinct from other tribes, as is our spoken language.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
Customs and traditions and from our tradition
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
These are the ways of wearing, talking, playing, dancing, singing, and celebrating festivals in our tribe.
— Priti majhi
