NEIGHBORS
The Toda's closet neighbors are the Kota people. They have a very similar dialect. However it is not the same. Also the Kota people have been know as being less friendly to visitors. They are also neighbors with the Kubra people. The all have coexisted peacefully. however the Toda are very different theen both of their neighbors. This is what draws quite a bit of attention to them.
Sunday, April 27, 2014
HISTORY
"Before the 18th century, the Toda coexisted locally with other communities, including the Kota, and Kuruba, in a loose caste-like community organisation in which the Toda were the top ranking." Their population has remained the same for the past century. They have just recently stopped practicing child marriage. They want to be a part of the modern world, however they do not want to lose any of their customs or religion.
CULTURAL SURVIVAL
http://www.geetachhabra.com/photo_news/april_2011.php
Vegetarians
Get all food from nature.
They eat dairy products and rice mostly.
They have a small population but it is steady so they are not declining or losing population.
They continue to live of the land and do things the same way they always have while still adapting to a constantly evolving world.
They do not want to fall behind, but they still strive to keep their culture in tact.
However they used to be more of a pastoral people and are being pressed in to becoming more of an agricultural society.
http://www.geetachhabra.com/photo_news/april_2011.php
Population- 700 to 900
Cattle herders and dairy workers
Vegetarians
Get all food from nature.
They eat dairy products and rice mostly.
They have a small population but it is steady so they are not declining or losing population.
They continue to live of the land and do things the same way they always have while still adapting to a constantly evolving world.
They do not want to fall behind, but they still strive to keep their culture in tact.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Food
The Toda people are primarily vegetarians.
They do not eat eggs that can hatch or fish
Although some Toda do eat Fish
More recently some Toda have began to eat some meat
They live off the land.
There was not a ton of information on what they ate other then this. I think it is because they don not have a lot of variety in their diet.
They live off the land.
There was not a ton of information on what they ate other then this. I think it is because they don not have a lot of variety in their diet.
COSMOS
Religion- Hinduism and some non traditional beliefs.
"According to the Todas, the goddess Teikirshy and her brother first created the sacred buffalo and then the first Toda man. The first Toda woman was created from the right rib of the first Toda man." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toda_people).
Religion- Hinduism and some non traditional beliefs.
"According to the Todas, the goddess Teikirshy and her brother first created the sacred buffalo and then the first Toda man. The first Toda woman was created from the right rib of the first Toda man." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toda_people).
This is why they do not eat the buffalo.
Some of their non traditional beliefs are that they do not where shoes. Also that they may not travel over bridges they walk through bodies of water.
http://nilgiris.nic.in/todas.html
Some of their non traditional beliefs are that they do not where shoes. Also that they may not travel over bridges they walk through bodies of water.
http://nilgiris.nic.in/todas.html
Living Space
HOMELAND
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Toda_Hut.JPG |
The Toda people live in dogles. or hamlets called munds
They are small half circle shaped houses made from bamboo and rattan. The front and back are made from granite stones. They have a small entrance to protect themselves from animals.
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