A dimension within Rural Forest Life
This theme highlights the unique culture, community, and way of life of indigenous people living in forests.
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Tribal people generally live in forests, live in hills, eat forest products, so they lead a different life from ordinary people.
— Kunakanta Behera · Dashapalla, Nayagarh, Odisha
Due to living in forest and hilly areas
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
My tribal people, living in the forest far from the city and making food from forest produce.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our community lives by building homes in the forests, hunting wild animals, and sustaining themselves by eating tamarind, mango, guava, and other produce found in the forest. Thus, they belong to a different way of life.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Tribal people often live in forests and eat many things that we don't know.
— Chanda
Due to living in forests
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribe lives in the forest, far from villages and cities, and for food, they eat mahua, dori, koyna, this street, etcetera, kola.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our caste lives in the jungle, far from villages and cities, and consumes things from the jungle, and that is why they are different.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribe is different from other castes in that we are in our forest far from the city.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We tribals are completely different from other castes; our ancestors used to live in forests and sustained themselves by eating fruits, flowers, etc., from the forest.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
People of their caste live in huts in remote mountain areas and dense forests, far from civilization, which makes them distinct. Their diet is also natural, which also sets them apart.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
People of our caste live far from here in their mountainous region, building huts, and of the forest
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
By living in the forest
— अमर जीत · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
People of our caste mostly leave the city and live in villages, far away in forests and mountains, building houses and living there. And they hunt wild animals. And al
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our tribal communities live their lives on the edge of the forest.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The heritage of the tribals was the forest.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
People of our community live in villages far from the city, building their homes in forested areas, and eat coarse grains, which makes them distinct.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Tribes live in forests and make a living by killing animals.
— Chanda
We tribals cut down forests to build our homes and live in the forest itself. From the forest, we get roots, flowers, and delicious fruits, and we sustain our lives from them, and we also do farming.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
People of their own caste, both from villages and cities, build their homes in the dense jungle far from the city and source their food and water from the forest.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Tribal people used to build homes after cutting down forests and used herbs, fruits, and food from the forest. And they used to drink Chuwada water. That's why tribal people are different.
— Chanda
From living in the forest
— अमर जीत · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Reside in geographical areas such as mountains and forests.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Our society is like this due to living in the forest and education.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The factors that define our tribe are mostly living around the forest, along with our dress and traditional attire.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
They go into the jungle, build houses and huts, hunt birds and wild animals for their food and survival, and they eat fruits and flowers.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The nomadic tribe practices animal husbandry and goat rearing. They live in villages, in the jungle, far from the city, and their agriculture is based on the forest, therefore
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Most people of their caste live in huts built in forests, bushes, and mountains, away from the city, and eat coarse grains such as maize, wheat, and millet.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
People of that particular caste used to build their huts and live far from the city in the jungle and bushes, and they used to eat raw grains.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
In our caste, among the lower castes, it is a widespread and significant issue that people, without relying on societal provisions, choose to live their own lives independently in the forest.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Living in the forest and enduring hardships, whether it is building a home to use herbs for treating illnesses, or making a living by eating fruits and flowers, or for this.
— bachcha lal · Shahganj, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Due to living in the forest and illiteracy, our society is like this.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The Makadia tribe's life and livelihood depend on the forest. They live by gathering and selling fruits, flowers, roots, medicinal herbs, and mushrooms from the forest as food. They respect whatever their elders say. When food in one forest runs out, they move to another forest.
— Anirudha Marai
We live in these forests, originating from our ancestral settlements.
— Kachala Choudhary
The life of tribals is in a hilly area, and they do their farming while living there.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
By living in a secluded place in the forests
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Adivasi is neither a caste nor a pretense; it has its own civilization and culture. It relies entirely on nature. We Adivasis live in forests, live an independent life, and have a unique art of living.
— Ram Kumari · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
I live in Ponoba tribal forest, everyone is different.
— Sunita Kumari · Ghorawal, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Forest, worship, tradition, customs and rituals, food and eating habits, religious ceremonies.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The main factors defining our community are mostly settlement in forest areas.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
