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Imagine that you are watching the Republic Day parade on TV with a friend and she remarks, “Look at these tribals. They look so exotic. And they seem to be , dancing all the time.” List three things that you would tell her about the lives of Adivasis in India.



Answer -

Adivasi community is generally shown in a particular stereotype way:

  1. They are portrayed in colourful costumes, headgear, sometimes made of leaves or skin of animals.
  2. They are shown dancing with spears or hunting animals. This makes people believe that they are exotic, primitive, and backward.
  3. Often they themselves are blamed for their lack of advancement as they are believed to be resistant to change.
  4. On the other side, Dance is a common act of most of the tribals on the occasion of:
  • Their festivals
  • Generally at the time of cutting crops
5. This is also their way of enjoying life.
     For poor people, this is enjoyment at no or a little cost.

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