Indian tribal are called ‘Adivasi’ or Native people. The agriculture Badaga tribe shifting from agriculture to non-agriculture, because tea crisis was start on 1999 the most of the Badaga tribe sold their lands very low price. Many NGOs or loacal groups believe that rise in income and social awareness of the Nilgiri people. The Tea Board and Indco serve policies are not very much favourable to reach small tea farmers. Their agriculture is deemed as a gambling of monsoon and action centre by brokers. Poverty is the major problem of Badaga people. They lived in villages and found to be economically backward. About 74% of the livelihood of the people is dependent on agriculture in India by providing employment but poverty has become a way of life for those totally dependent on agriculture.The Badagas lived in rural (village) area. Their agriculture development schemes are not favourable to continue till date. The largest number of poorest Badaga community living in the Nilgiri. They are waiting for a job in the longest que.Agricultre alone cannot solve the problem of hunger and poverty. The Badagas economic condition is very poor. The Badagas had lost their original earlist status (Tribe).
The Nilgiris original aborigines or native people are Badagas, but today they are considered as Backward Class. They are not the aborigines of the Nilgiri. In this way they paved the way to know the names of their ancestors up to the very ancient times.At Present in Nilgiri, Scheduled tribe people are migrated from plains to Nilgiri. Due to this the proper names like booja, beLLa, kuLLa, kaaDe, maasi, micci etc., were so common among Badagas. Badagas have the tradition of naming their children with the names of their own grandparents. The lineage group is extended to include all those to be related through common descent forms a clan. As one of the primitive traits the shyness of contact with the public at large is seen with them even today.īadagas have their own tribal medicinal system.īadagas have the system of patrilineal family descent. Their houses were uniform in nature with slopping tiled roofs, short wooden doors, mud floors, open verandah with pials and two rooms (one is allotted for males and another is for females).īadagas evolved from humble family background. The un-sewn white garments worn by men and women vary widely from others and it stood as fundamental ingredients of cultural ethos. They perform their own traditional rituals on puberty, house warming, birth etc., The mother-in-law welcomes her daughter-in-law by offering water for cleaning her feet. Women have prime importance in wedding ceremonies. Simple white clothes are used for the wedding ceremony. As per their tradition, the wedding costume is not grand. In olden days even the garland exchanging rituals between couple was not in vogue.
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As soon as bride enters to the bridegroom’s house with a pot full of water, the wedding got over. Their food habits and recipes still hold distinctive character.īadaga wedding is relatively simple with fewer rituals. They are using their own instruments to measure grains. They consider performing the funeral of their kin, especially of elders is most important one and they tried to perform the funerals in traditional order with utmost care.īadagas have their own lunar and solar time reckoning calendar. The popular game among the Badagas was hagaru, in which one bats a ball with a bat and others run and catch.īadaga funeral ceremony is complex. The music too represents the theme of rural life. And then, they have to move according to the co-dancers. Normally it falls into a pattern 1-2-3 steps. Badaga dance is in itself unique and interesting.
Dancing and singing were considered pastime for a tribal community. The interesting part is, in Badaga dance that is not just the audience who enjoy the show the participants did as well. It has been a part of their lives unknowingly. The fables of this peace loving people are inspiring. The roots of Badaga culture lie in its folklore. In fact this is the real treasure of this simple people. There is an unrecorded vast folk culture found in Badaga land. Prior to the advent of coffee and tea buttermilk was offered to guests instantly.įolk-culture is so strong in the Badaga land. Any family, however poor, will not allow you to leave without having at least a cup of tea. The hospitality of Badagas is unparalleled anywhere in India. The nature of their hospitality is praised whoever had a chance to contact them. Badagas had earned a reputation of being peace loving people as well as diligent workers. Badaga culture was evolved in the Nilgiri hills and mainly under the stimulus of the Dravidian environment.
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