{"id":27365,"date":"2026-07-29T11:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T05:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=27365"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T07:08:32","slug":"soliga-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/soliga-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Soliga Tribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Soliga Tribe Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent study showed that fortress conservation approach has led to uprooting, ongoing distress and despondency worldwide, and offers the Soligas in the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary (BRTWS) as a prime conservation exemplar.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Soliga Tribe<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u201cSoliga\u201d <\/span><b>literally translates to \u201cchildren of bamboo\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which reflects the tribe\u2019s relationship with nature and their belief that they too have emerged from it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They are a group of <\/span><b>indigenous, forest-dwelling people<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found mostly in <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They reside in the peripheral forest areas near <\/span><b>Biligiri Rangana Hills and Male Mahadeshwara Hills.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soligas was the first tribal community living inside a <\/span><b>tiger reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and getting their forest rights recognised by a court in a judgment in 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Language:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Dravidian language <\/span><b>sholaga is spoken by the Soliga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They also speak Kannada and Tamil.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Soligas live in single-room huts, built <\/span><b>of bamboo and mud.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They believe in <\/span><b>coexisting with the environment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and have indigenous ways of using nature to make unique <\/span><b>utility products, such as the \u2018jottai\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a cup made out of leaves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Religion of Soliga Tribes :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Along with adhering to Hindu customs, the Soliga people <\/span><b>practice naturism and animism.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Economy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 The traditional economy of the Soliga is <\/span><b>mostly based on shifting cultivation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and collection of <\/span><b>minor forest produce.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/karnataka\/study-cites-soligas-of-biligiri-as-an-example-against-fortress-conservation-approach\/article71275832.ece\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soliga Tribe are a group of indigenous, forest-dwelling people found mostly in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. 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