Tribal rituals for lockdown
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-I – Art and Culture
Who?
The term 'Scheduled Tribes' first appeared in the Constitution of India. Article 366 (25) defined scheduled tribes as "such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under Article 342 to be Scheduled Tribes for the purposes of this constitution". Article 342, which is reproduced below, prescribes procedure to be followed
Toda artisans
Part of: GS-I- CULTURE (PT-MAINS-PERSONALITY TEST)
Toda artisans from the Nilgiris have come forward to use their traditional skills in making face-masks and to help people ward off the infection and also provide Todas with livelihood.
Toda Tribe is a pastoral tribe of the Nilgiri Hills of southern India.
The Toda language is Dravidian but is the most unusual and different among the languages belonging to the