A dimension within Rural Change & Culture
Focuses on the importance of preserving tribal cultures, languages, and traditions.
150 voices speak to this
Negative
Overall Community Sentiment
The identity of us tribal people is our culture, customs, attire, traditions, and spoken language, but in today's time, they are gradually disappearing.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
In some time, the identity of tribal culture will be lost.
— Kachala Choudhary
Our culture, karma, and all these things that existed before – music, songs, Birha, Qawwali – are gradually disappearing today. Tribal people are no longer able to perform them.
— deena rawat · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Nowadays, people from the tribal community do not prefer to eat tribal food, as a result of which tribal traditions are being lost.
— Arati Khandapatra
The people of our tribe are going through such a phase today that many types of languages have come here, such as Bhojpuri, Hindi, etc., which will make our language extinct.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
The culture, customs, attire, and traditions of us tribals are gradually disappearing in today's time. People are busy erasing their own existence in the pursuit of modernity. Therefore, it is important to preserve our culture.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The culture of the tribal community is disappearing, and at the same time, our rights are also ending. Therefore, it is important to preserve culture.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The culture of the tribal community is disappearing, and along with it, our rights are also being eroded. That is why it is important to preserve our culture.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
In a few years, tribal traditions like songs, stories, and Vatra dance will become extinct.
— Kachala Choudhary
If the culture of the tribals is not protected, then the tribals themselves will also disappear.
— Gopal
The traditions, culture, customs, and practices of the tribal community are on the verge of extinction, so it is necessary to preserve our culture.
— Rupesh Maravi · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
The traditional conversations, food, culture, and tradition-based festivals of tribal people are gradually disappearing. Our elders should hand these over to the current young generation to preserve them.
— Santosh Barik · Kalahandi, Odisha
Our culture is disappearing as we explore our traditional songs, dances, and stories through foreign customs and traditions.
— Puspanjali Nag
We should protect the culture of our tribes because if we don't, in the coming time, we will become extinct and our community will cease to exist.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Day by day, due to modernity, the younger generation is not paying attention to our tribal art and culture, which has become a matter of concern.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
If our tribal traditions are not received by the next generation, they will gradually disappear. Whatever culture exists, if it is conveyed to the next generation, it will remain.
— KARUKAR MURMU
The language that our tribal ancestors used to speak, today's generation is unable to speak it.
— sophia akoijam
Our culture's traditions are now on the verge of extinction. The Danda Nrutya, Ghumura, and Nachania performers that once existed have all disappeared, and with them, the art and culture.
— Padmini Bhoi
We have our tribal languages; people used to know them earlier. And after 20 years, so much forest is being destroyed, and in another 20 years, all those animals and birds will disappear.
— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
Day by day everyone is moving towards modernization, so preserving culture is becoming mandatory, otherwise all our traditional knowledge, skills, songs, and dances will disappear.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
To preserve our cultural customs, we will have to do a lot because our culture is slowly disappearing, and people are slowly
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
Our culture is disappearing, which is why it is important to preserve it.
— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Ancient traditional music and dance are disappearing.
— Anupama Mahanand
Our culture and tradition have been passed down from our ancestors, which preserves our existence. If these become extinct, the identity of the indigenous people will be erased.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
If tribal languages are passed on from generation to generation, they will disappear. If they disappear, no one will recognize us. Women and girls hold traditional performance items, beat drums, sing songs, and dance. And there is no place for tribal girls to play.
— RINA BEHERA · Hemagiri, Sundargarh, Odisha
If our culture is not preserved now, many things like songs, languages, and traditional and cultural aspects will become extinct in the next 20 years.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Slowly, old traditions and culture are fading away; it is essential to save them now.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
In today's changing world, people are attracted to foreign trends, gradually forgetting their language and songs. Therefore, the government and we must come forward to preserve our traditions.
— Anirudha Marai · Sambalpur, Odisha
We have maintained our tribal lifestyle well, but our sons and grandsons no longer speak our own language. Therefore, it seems necessary to preserve the culture.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
If we do not preserve our language, culture, traditional songs, dances, musical instruments, and indigenous seeds in the next 20 years, all will disappear.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
The traditional songs and dances that used to be part of our tribal weddings and festivals like Nuakhai are diminishing day by day. I request the government to preserve this.
— Suresh Miniaka
If we do not protect our culture, then in the coming time, all our traditional songs, traditional dances, musical instruments, and folk songs will be lost.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
Forgetting our music, art, and culture, we are moving towards modernity day by day, and we are starting to forget traditional knowledge. That's why the preservation of culture is absolutely essential.
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
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
We should preserve our culture because if our culture does not survive, our indigenous people will also not survive. At the same time, all the traditional customs and cultural practices will also disappear.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
The livelihood of us tribal people, who used to make and sell brooms, will also be gone in the next 20 years.
— ANIL KUMAR · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
We will forget our ancient traditions
— Gitanjali Bhoi · Karamdihi, Sundargarh, Odisha
Traditional song and dance are on the verge of disappearing in the modern era. This is because, in the scientific age, people are attracted to mobile phones and DJs. As a result, our traditional dance and music are fading away.
— Anirudha Marai
We are slowly forgetting the knowledge passed down by our elders. We need to preserve the knowledge taught by them. We should save our culture because we are indigenous people, and indigenous culture every
— Kamlesh Katara · Malmatha, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Nowadays, our linguistic culture and traditions are gradually disappearing, therefore, it is very important to promote them or ensure their preservation.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
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.
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 Ranchi, a tribal woman navigates the evolving landscape, balancing the deep-rooted traditions of zero-irrigation farming and cultural preservation with the promises of modern development initiative
Amidst modern stresses, our community finds strength and identity in safeguarding traditional knowledge and cultural practices through the wisdom of elders.
To preserve our health and culture, we advocate for the inclusion of native, nutritious grains in public food programs.
