Nilgiris served : a visual journey into tribal food traditions

By:

Tamil Nadu, District Administration The Nilgiris

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Nilgiris District Administration The Nilgiri 2026Description: 85Subject(s):

DDC classification:

TN 394.12095482 NIL

Summary: Focus: Documents the diverse and vanishing cuisine of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and Adivasi communities of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.Communities Covered: Features dietary practices, native ingredients, and cooking methods of the Toda, Kota, Kurumba, Irula, Paniya, Kattunayakan, Alu Kurumba, and Betta Kurumba tribes.Significance: Highlights sustainable, locally-sourced forest foods, millets, wild honey, and traditional recipes tied closely to indigenous ecological knowledge and life-cycle rituals.

List(s) this item appears in: New Arrivals September, 2026

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Donated Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	TN 394.12095482 NIL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		173591

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Focus: Documents the diverse and vanishing cuisine of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) and Adivasi communities of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.Communities Covered: Features dietary practices, native ingredients, and cooking methods of the Toda, Kota, Kurumba, Irula, Paniya, Kattunayakan, Alu Kurumba, and Betta Kurumba tribes.Significance: Highlights sustainable, locally-sourced forest foods, millets, wild honey, and traditional recipes tied closely to indigenous ecological knowledge and life-cycle rituals.

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