Is it difficult to marry Badaga?

Yes! Its definitely a tough one. Unlike other inter caste marriages, marrying a badaga and getting used to their culture and system is difficult. Badaga is a community and there is no acceptance for other people(non badagas).

What is Badagas caste?

The Badagas are classified as Backward Class in Tamil Nadu through constitutional orders. The 1901 census classified them as tribals and the 1911 census denoted Badagas as Hindu animist tribals having a tribal mother tongue. In 1931, they were classified as important primitive tribals of southern India.

Are Badagas Brahmins?

Badagas major occupations were food gathering, hunting, buffalo rearing, millet cultivation (that too swift cultivation for some time) and cash crop cultivation. In the same way Badagas know about Brahmins, one of the four divisions of varna to some extent.

Are Badagas lingayats?

Ordinarily, one who wears a Linga on the person is called a Lingayats. People belongs to different regions in The Nilgiris speak Badaga language. There are Lingayats, Brahmins, Gowdas, Thorias living in The Nilgiris. Badagas have shrines on the hills for certain ancestors especially for ‘Hethaiamma’.

What is badaga wedding?

Wedding. Badaga wedding is not a usual Hindu wedding. Even the preparations for marriage and the customary feast after the marriage, called Maduve Hittu is organized by the groom’s side. The wedding ceremony usually take place in the groom’s place. The bride’s side arrive at the place of the groom early in the morning.

Are Badagas vegetarians?

Badagas usually grow vegetables in their small patch(es) of land called ‘HOLA’ (see photo) for their regular use apart from other commercial crops like potato, cabbage, carrot and cauliflower etc. Incidentally, Badagas do not serve non-vegetarian (meat) dishes on the wedding day , main meal is called – ‘maduve hittu’.

Are Badagas vokkaligas?

(i) Occupational specialization: The Badagas who were a branch of Vokkaligas migrated to Nilgiris from the southern Mysore region nearly more than 400 years ago.

How many Badagas are there?

Progressive attitudes have made the Badagas an unusually successful farming community. Population figures from the official censuses bear out this success: in 1812 there were reportedly only 2,207 Badagas; by 1901 there were 34,178; today, about 145,000.

Are Badagas tribes?

Scheduled Tribe Status The Badagas were on the tribes list during the British Raj, as per the 1931 census. After Independence, Badagas were on the Scheduled Tribe list during the 1951 census, but were later removed.

What is Badaga dance?

The Badagas are a tribe living in around 400 villages called the ‘hattis’ across the Nilgiris. The video clip, shared by IAS officer Supriya Sahu on Twitter, showed the men and women dancing to traditional music. The name Badaga, meaning ‘Northerner’ comes from Old Kannada Badagana, meaning North.

What was the occupation of the Badagas?

Though the primary occupation of the Badagas is agriculture, there are among their community, schoolmasters, clerks, public works contractors, bricklayers, painters, carpenters, sawyers, tailors, gardeners, forest guards, barbers, washermen, and scavengers.

How are you Badaga?

Let us learn Badaga ” Ollenge iddiya? – How are you?” ‘Suddi saddha ella olliththa? – (Roughly) ‘ How is everything?