Melkuppu tribal village documentary, irular tribes..
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In this post, we will see about the village of Melkuppu, an Irular tribe, located in a dense forest area near Kotagiri, Nilgiris district.In this village of 29 houses, there is a single house in the thick forest area, where we present the lifestyle of a tribal farmer.His home and lifestyle is very awe-inspiring among dangerous wild animals like elephants, tigers and leopards.These villagers do not come out of their houses after 6 pm.
Melkuppu is a small Village/hamlet in Kotagiri Block in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu State, India. It comes under Konuvakkarai Panchayath. It is located 25 KM towards East from District head quarters Udhagamandalam. 4 KM from Kotagiri. 477 KM from State capital Chennai.
Melkuppu is surrounded by Coonoor Block towards west , Karamadai Block towards South , Udhagamandalam Block towards west , The Nilgiris Block towards west .
Irulars are small tribal community in the part of Dravidian language group which is spoken in south eastern India. They belong to the Negrito (or Negroid) race which is one of the six main ethnic groups that add to the racial mosaic of India12. The origin of the word “Irular” is not clear.
Irula, also known as Iruliga, are a Dravidian ethnic group inhabiting the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. A scheduled tribe, their population in this region is estimated at around 200,000 people. People of Irula ethnicity are called Irular, and speak Irula, which belongs to the Dravidian languages family.
The tribe numbers around 200,000 spread across three states: 189,621 in Tamil Nadu, 23,721 in Kerala and 10,259 in Karnataka. Those in Karnataka are named Iruligas. The Irulas are mainly concentrated in northern Tamil Nadu: in a wedge extending from Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts in the west to Ariyalur and Cuddalore districts in the south and Tiruvallur district in the north. Small populations live in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts and were classified by Thurston as a different population. In Kerala, the Irulas are in Palakkad district, while in Karnataka they are concentrated in Ramanagara and Bangalore districts.
The Irula people practice some sort of Animism where they primarily believe in a Goddess named Inga who lives with her 6 sisters worshipped in the form of stones under trees. The Irula people traditionally believe that these 7 sisters created the first Irula man and woman. This traditional concept of 7 Goddesses was Sanskritised as Sapta Matrika. The Irula people also believe in Ancestral Spirits, and they traditionally believe that Kannipe (spirits of virgin girls) can possess anyone. These kannipe spirits are worshipped as guardian deities of villages by Irula tribals. The Irula also believe in the presence of evil spirits known as Pe who can possess and haunt people in order to keep these spirits away. A Rooster is sacrificed and offered to them. Many Irula people worship Hindu Gods and also take part in Hindu festivals. Some Irulas have also been converted to Christianity.
Traditionally, the main occupation of the Irulas has been snake, rat catching and honey collection. They also work as labourers (coolies) in the fields of the landlords during the sowing and harvesting seasons or in the rice mills. Fishing and cattle farm is also a major occupation.
Rats destroy a quarter of the grain grown on Tamil Nadu-area farms annually. To combat this pest, Irula men use a traditional earthen pot fumigation method. Smoke is blown through their mouths, which leads to severe respiratory and heart problems.
இந்த பதிவில் நீலகிரி மாவட்டம் கோத்தகிரி அருகே அடர்ந்த காட்டு பகுதியில் அமைந்துள்ள மேல்குப்பு என்னும் இருளர் பழங்குடியின மக்கள் வாழும் கிராமத்தை பற்றி பார்க்கலாம்.29 வீடுகள் அமைந்துள்ள இந்த கிராமத்தில் தனியாக ஒரு வீடு அடர்ந்த காட்டு பகுதியில் உள்ளது,அதில் வாழும் ஒரு பழங்குடி விவசாயி வாழக்கை முறையை தொகுத்து வழங்கியுள்ளோம்.யானை, புலி, சிறுத்தை போன்ற ஆபத்தான காட்டு விலங்குகள் மத்தியில் இவர் வீடு மற்றும் வாழ்க்கை முறை மிகவும் பிரம்மிப்பாக உள்ளது. மாலை 6 மணிக்கு மேல் இந்த கிராம மக்கள் வீடுகளை விட்டு வெளியே வரமாட்டார்கள்.
மேல்குப்பு என்பது இந்தியாவின் தமிழ்நாடு மாநிலத்தில் உள்ள நீலகிரி மாவட்டத்தில் உள்ள கோத்தகிரி தொகுதியில் உள்ள ஒரு சிறிய கிராமம்/குக்கிராமமாகும். இது கோணுவக்கரை ஊராட்சிக்கு உட்பட்டது. இது மாவட்ட தலைமையகமான உதகமண்டலத்திலிருந்து கிழக்கு நோக்கி 25 கிமீ தொலைவில் அமைந்துள்ளது. கோத்தகிரியிலிருந்து 4 கி.மீ. மாநிலத் தலைநகர் சென்னையில் இருந்து 477 கி.மீ.
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