NEW DELHI: The speakers at a workshop on the ‘Lives of nomadic tribes in the contemporary world’ urged the State government to protect and preserve oral traditions. There were 28 nomadic tribes carrying on the oral traditions and there was an urgent need to document and institutionalise the art forms.
Former MLC Chukka Ramaiah opined that it was the responsibility of the government to take care of the welfare of the nomadic tribes in the State.
“For thousands of years, the nomads in the region are not having any support system to keep their traditions alive. They do not have any rights and welfare measures as they keep moving from place to place,” he pointed out.
The seminar was organised by the Telangana Rachaitala Vedika.
Its president J. Thirumal Rao said many vocations practiced by the nomadic and non-nomadic tribes were on the verge of extinction owing to many reasons. However, owing to their rich contributions to society, there was urgent need to recognise them and preserve them for the posterity.
Vedika district general secretary and noted poet Anwar said many communities eked out a living moving from place to place narrating age-old tales featuring virtues and values. However, due to advent of technology that brought forth cinema, television and other media, they lost the patronage and fast fading away from the lives.
He said communities such as Patteda, Doli, Davudiya, Bhaat, Dekkali, Chindus tribes have lost their profession and livelihood.
