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    STORIES FROM THE VILLAGES

    From conversations about oral history, food systems, to agriculture practises, here are snippets of our attempts to understand the Kondh worldview deeper.

    01 Sep 2018

    The Story of Us : Creation myth and clan systems among Kondhs

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    Every adivasi community has a creating myth and from the myths emanate the different clans and their deities. There are numerous versions of creation myths so here is one of them ! “In our village we are 34 Kondh families and one Domb family which migrated to Baberi from Kidimati village. There

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    30 Aug 2018

    The Magic Stalk: Siali creeper and its value in Kondh way of life

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    Siali creeper or Pe Eri in Kui language has a special place in the way of life and farming practices of the Kondhs. It finds relevance in farming, in food and in festivals and hence the Kondhs do not let siali creepers die or be cut. The forest and the field boundaries,

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    30 Aug 2018

    The Melting Pot: Changing food habits and impact on nutrition

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    Kondh people’s food, just like their livelihood, was a healthy mix of forest and farm foods. And within this, Kondh women are known to have experimented with recipes that made Kondh food diverse and nutritious. So let us see if this diversity has persisted or changing times have made Kondh food a

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    30 Aug 2018

    Animal Kingdom Cometh: Livestock management practices among the Kondhs

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    Domestic animals are one of the lifelines of adivasi farming systems. While hunting is the Kondh peoples’ connection to animals for food, tending to domestic animals is their connection to farm and non-farm based livelihoods. In both cases the Kondhs have a deep sense of love and respect for animals and this

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    30 Aug 2018

    Seeding Away: History of seed replacement in Kondh farming

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    Among adivasi farmers, Kondhs are known to be the master shifting cultivators but they also are master seed farmers and had a repository of many diverse seed varieties. The Kondh farmers are known to have experimented and created their own varieties of paddy, millets, maize, pulses, etc. But sadly this rich repertoire

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    29 Aug 2018

    Forests of Plenty : Forests as food source for Kondh peoples

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    Forests are not just trees that give timber. This may be how the non-adivasis look at the forests. But for the Kondhs the forest s more a source of food than of timber and they believe that as long as the forest is there no Kondh will ever die of hunger. Let

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    29 Aug 2018

    Enigmatic Kutumb : Unpacking the traditional community institution

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    An understanding of adivasi culture is not complete without learning about the key institution that binds the adivasi clans together and this key institution is the ‘kutumb’ or clan group. It is an extended family of the village and through these conversationslet us unpack what the kutumb means to the Kondhs and

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    29 Aug 2018

    The Art of Mixing: Mapping the knowledge of mixed farming

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    This story started with a sad reminder to us, non-adivasis, by a Kondh elder about our disturbing opportunistic attitude towards the adivasi people’s stories. Harish Saraka reflected that, “we feel happy when we our stories in print form sometimes in newspapers and sometimes in books. Bt we are tired of telling our

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    19 Jul 2018

    Making Our Living : Implements and their Linkage to the Forest

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    Kondh people are master craftspeople. It is said that they can make everything that they need to survive with their own hands and do not depend on anyone else for anything. One such crucial component of Kondh culture is the knowledge of making and using implements. Let us know what implements Kondhs

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    19 Jul 2018

    A Forest of Our Own : Ecological forestry practices of the Kondhs

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    Forests are an integral part of Adivasi life and the Kondhs are known among other Adivasi groups of southern Odisha as the greatest connoisseurs of forests. Here is a conversation with Kondh elders about their past, present and future relationship with forests. “On the first Friday after the Hindu Bahuda Jatra (held

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    • Traditional Economy of Kondh Adivasi Community of Rayagada, Odisha
    • FORESTS AS FOOD PRODUCING HABITATS
    • WHERE IS OUR ORYZA?
    • Felix Padel: Adivasi economics may be the only hope for India’s future
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