{"id":3210,"date":"2024-12-18T11:49:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T06:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2025-03-26T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T05:30:13","slug":"who-are-the-baiga-tribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/who-are-the-baiga-tribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Baiga Tribe: Jodhaiya Bai"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About Baiga Tribe:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classification: <\/strong>The <strong>Baiga Tribe<\/strong> is one of India\u2019s <strong>Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)<\/strong>.They primarily reside in <strong>Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Traditional Practices:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Livelihood<\/strong>: Traditionally semi-nomadic, they practised <strong>slash-and-burn cultivation<\/strong>, locally called <strong>&#8220;Bewar&#8221;<\/strong>, and now depend mainly on <strong>minor forest produce<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tattooing<\/strong>: This is integral to their culture, with specific tattoos designated for different <strong>body parts<\/strong> and <strong>age groups<\/strong>. Tattoos are made using <strong>kajal<\/strong> derived from <strong>Ramtilla seeds (Niger seeds)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mahua Tree<\/strong>: These are fermented and distilled to prepare an intoxicant, forming an essential part of their diet and culture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Identity:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bamboo<\/strong>: A vital resource used in their daily life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat Rights<\/strong>: The Baiga tribe is the <strong>first community in India<\/strong> to be granted <strong>habitat rights<\/strong>, reflecting their deep connection with forests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jodhaiya Bai&#8217;s Contribution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jodhaiya Bai<\/strong> was pivotal in bringing <strong>international recognition<\/strong> to <strong>Baiga tribal art<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>She was honoured with the <strong>Padma Shri<\/strong> in <strong>2023<\/strong> for her exceptional contribution to the field of <strong>arts<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Her artwork, which portrays <strong>Baiga tribal culture<\/strong> on canvas, has been exhibited in multiple countries around the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1. What is a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)?<\/h3>\n<p>Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) are the most vulnerable among the tribal communities. Due to their marginalization, the more developed and assertive tribal groups often secure a larger share of tribal development funds. As a result, PVTGs require greater attention and dedicated funds for their development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/madhya-pradesh\/padma-shri-awardee-baiga-tribal-artist-jodhaiya-bai-dies\/article68991305.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Padma Shri awardee Baiga tribal artist Jodhaiya Bai dies &#8211; The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baiga Tribe is one of India\u2019s Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs). They primarily reside in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3211,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3210","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}