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24 January, 2024
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A recent book has looked into the diets of Soligas and Yeravas communities, who have been living in the Cauvery Basin and the surrounding hills of peninsular India for thousands of years.
The book Forgotten Trails: Foraging Wild Edibles was authored by Malemleima Ningombi and Harisha RP.
Soligas – They are an indigenous tribe of Biligiri Rangan Hills (B.R. Hills) in Karnataka who have been dependent on the forests for their livelihood traditionally.They are also called as Children of bamboo.
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Food – Honey is an important part of their diet.
Language – Sholaga, which belongs to the Dravidian family.
Occupation – Shifting cultivation and their main source of income is harvesting and sale of Non-timber Forest Produce (NTFP).
Culture – They follow naturism and animism along with following Hindu practices and their main deities are Madeshwara.
Yeravas
They came to Karnataka from Wayanad district in Kerala and settled in Kodagu district of the state whose settlements are called 'Kunju'.
Language – Revula language.
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