A dimension within Culture & Well-being
This theme explores the rich tapestry of indigenous culture, traditions, and unique ways of life.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
Our tribal tradition
— संगीता मीणा · Metali, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Our culture is the special identity of our being tribal. This includes our attire, food habits, worship, and lifestyle.
— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The tribal community has always been a worshipper of nature, it has its own traditional rituals and customs.
— Kachala Choudhary
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
Our tradition is connected to nature.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Among tribal people, conversation, way of life, customs, worship, sports, dance, and music are all observed.
— Priti majhi
The lifestyle, food, and traditions of the tribe are naturally connected to nature.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
We, the tribal people, are identified by our culture.
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We are nature worshippers who follow tribal customary practices. Our culture, customs, attire, and traditions are unwritten, which are unique.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We are indigenous people and we worship nature.
— Manjusha Marko · Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We are indigenous people, and our traditional religion encompasses everything we say.
— Parikshit Majhi
These are the ways of wearing, talking, playing, dancing, singing, and celebrating festivals in our tribe.
— Priti majhi
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
Culture and traditions
— KRUSHNA KHILLO · Semiliguda, Koraput, Odisha
We are tribal people, our traditions are distinct, our culture is distinct. We all want to preserve them.
— Parikshit Majhi
Our tribal community is a distinct and unique community known for its culture, traditions, and lifestyle.
— Narvada Sarpota
The essence of our tribal traditions, diet, and lifestyle from ancient times is very beautiful.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
A tribe is identified by its language and cultural tradition.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
A tribal, cultural and historical group
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We, the people of the tribal community, are worshippers of nature and are connected to water, forest, and land. Our culture and traditions are unwritten, which makes us different from others.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Tribals have their own distinct traditions, customs, festivals, different attire, and different language.
— Kachala Choudhary
Tribal people follow their own traditions from birth to death.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
Traditional customs and rituals
— Anirudha Marai
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
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
The tribal community is different from other communities because its lifestyle, diet, and worship methods are connected to nature.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
We, the tribal people, worship nature. We worship trees and plants. We are always with nature.
— PRADEEP KUMAR KANHAR · Boudh, Odisha
Our attire, our food, our cooking, our customs, our worship, our traditions, all of this distinguishes us from other tribes.
— Ulapi Sahu · Balangir, Odisha
These are how our tribe dresses, talks, plays, dances, sings, and celebrates festivals. We are different from other communities.
— Priti majhi
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
Our tribe is different because our language and culture are different, and we are nature worshipers.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh
We are indigenous people, we talk about everything concerning traditional religion.
— Parikshit Majhi
Own language, attire, cultural rituals
— Krishna pada mahato · Birra, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
We are tribals, and our food, drink, attire, dance, and music are different from other tribes.
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
It is a tribal, cultural, and historical group.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The identity of tribal people is through their songs, dances, folktales, traditional knowledge, language, and culture.
— SUKDEV HEMBRAM
In our culture, our way of life, natural environment, social customs, festivals, attire, dance, and music
— Bharati Khandapatra · Mayurbhanj, Odisha
I really like tribal tradition.
— dillip chhatria · Baragam, Nabarangapur, Odisha
Our rituals and environment are different from other tribes.
— Sukhdas Mandavi · Mohla, Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki, Chhattisgarh