Kutia Kondh Tribe
Why in news : Kutia Kondh tribe did exceptionally well in reviving the lost millets.
Facts about Kutia Kondh tribe :
- The Kutia Kondhs are a particularly vulnerable tribal groups in Kalahandi district, Odisha.
- The Kondhs worship nature like many other tribal groups in the country.
- The families are mostly nuclear and patriarchal in character.
- Shifting cultivation is the primary source of food for the tribal communities. The Kondhs call it dongar chaasor podu chaas.
- They worship and exchange seeds in a celebration during the festival called Burlang Yatra.
- This year NIRMAN, in collaboration with the Millet Network of India(MINI), started celebrating the Burlang Yatra on a large scale in order to increase awareness of millets.
Syllabus : prelims- tribes in news.
