Current Affairs Questions

Explanation :

• Also known as Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya, these  are an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.
• They are mainly found in the districts of Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Vidisha and Gunadistricts of Madhya Pradesh and Baran district of Rajasthan.
• They speak a Munda language that belongs to the Austro-Asiatic language family.
• The Sahariya community considers every adult member part of a governing council which is headed by a Patel. A patel's appointment is based on heredity criteria but found to be unfit or unsuitable is basis for removal.
• The tribe is classified asone of the 75 scheduled tribes in the country classified as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(earlier known as primitive tribal groups).

Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups(PVTGS)

• They are the marginalized section of the Scheduled tribes of India. PVTG is not a Constitutional category, nor are these constitutionally recognized communities.
• It is a government of India classification created with the purpose of enabling improvement in the conditions of certain communities with particularly low development
• The criteria for identifying Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups are:
• Pre-agricultural level of technology
• Low level of literacy
• Economic backwardness
• A declining or stagnant population.

Explanation :

• Irula tribe is a Dravidian ethnic group, belonging to negrito race which inhabits the area of the Nilgiri mountains, in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
• They speak the Irula language, a mix of Tamil and Kannada language.
• They protect the ancient Nilgiri rock painting.

Explanation :

Kolam tribals are listed as Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group in states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.

Explanation :

‘Lao Ong Mo’ & ‘Aoleng Manyu’ festivals are celebrated by the Konyak Tribes of Nagaland. These are mainly crop harvest festivals.

Explanation :

• Out of the 16 tribes of Nagaland, Konyak tribe is the major tribes of Nagaland and they mainly reside in the Mon District of Nagaland, but they are also found in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
• The Konyaks were the last among the Naga tribes to accept Christianity.

Explanation :

‘Kui’ language is spoken by the Dongaria Kondh Tribals of Niyamgiri hills of Odisha, Apatanis speak a local language called ‘Tani’.

Explanation :

• The custom of tattooing the face in Apatani women is called ‘Yaping’.
• The festivals celebrated by Apatanis are Dree & Myoko Festival.

Explanation :

The Sonowal Kacharis are one of the indigenous groups belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family and are closely associated with other ethnic groups of people of Assam which are commonly referred to as Kirata locally.

Explanation :

Dard Aryans are native to the state of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh Region. The Dard Aryans are culturally and linguistically different from the people of Ladakh region. At present there are a total of 4000 Dard Aryans present in the world. These tribals are listed in Scheduled Tribe List.

Occupation of Dard Aryans:

They rear goat and sheep for the milk and meat and are generally agriculturalist in nature. Their festivals are based upon the solar calendar.

Worshipping habits:

Their traditions go back 5000 years; they worship the forces of nature like trees, rivers, mountains etc.

Source: IE

Explanation :

Bru are the tribal people found mainly in the state of Mizoram; ethnic violence erupted between Bru Tribals and Mizos of Mizoram that finally led to their exodus in the neighboring state of Tripura.

Purpose of the Question:

The MHA has signed an agreement in July, 2018 that will help the Bru tribe to go back to their native place, but the agreement has failed to materialize as they were demanding 4 lakh/family to be deposited in advance and MHA is of the view that once they repatriate, it will be sent to them in 1 month and thus the deadlock. Added to that, they are asking for making village clusters, etc.