Kadar
Regions with significant populations
Tamil Nadu, Kerala[1]
Languages
Kadar language[1]
Related ethnic groups


Kadar hut
Kadar girl wearing a comb

The Kadar are a tribal community or indigenous community in India, a designated Scheduled Tribe in the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,[2] and Kerala.[1] They are an aboriginal tribe whose traditional way of life has been based on hunting and gathering. They specialized in collecting honey, wax, sago, arrowroot, cardamom, ginger, and umbrella sticks for trade with merchants from the plains.[3] The People of Paraiyar Community claims that Kadar is part of Paraiyar who lives and take care of forest and forest lives.[4][5]

In the early twentieth century, the Kadars used to work with forest officials to take care of forest and guide royal hunting parties in the princely state of Cochin.[6] Currently, many of the tribe members have moved to areas closer to the plains and urban areas.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kadar". Ethnologue. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  2. ↑ "KIRTADS | Tribals in Kerala". Kirtads.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  3. ↑ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (15 September 2014). "Kadar". Britannica. Retrieved 25 May 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ "Data" (PDF). egyankosh.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  5. ↑ totem (2014-12-18). "Tribal Communities of Kerala | totem". Totemngo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  6. ↑ Thurston, Edgar (1909). Castes and Tribes of Southern India, Vol 3. Madras: Government Press. pp. 6–29.


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