Nilgiris served : a visual journey into tribal food traditions
- Nilgiris District Administration The Nilgiri 2026
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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.
Indigenous peoples - India - The Nilgiris - Food habits. Tribes - Tamil Nadu - Social life and customs. Coffee-table book.