Katkari Tribe | कातकरी जनजाति
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
The Katkari community came into focus after a proposed two-day protest by the Shramjeevi Organisation seeking land rights, unpaid wages and dignity for members of the marginalised community.
Katkari community उस समय discussion में आया जब Shramjeevi Organisation ने land rights, unpaid wages और dignity की demand को लेकर two-day protest की घोषणा की।
About Katkari Tribe | कातकरी जनजाति के बारे में
The Katkari are a tribal community found mainly in Maharashtra, particularly in Pune, Raigad and Thane districts, and in parts of Gujarat.
Katkari tribal community mainly Maharashtra के Pune, Raigad और Thane districts तथा Gujarat के कुछ parts में found होती है।
PVTG Status | PVTG दर्जा
Katkaris are among India's Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
Katkaris India के Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups में शामिल हैं।
Traditional Background | पारंपरिक पृष्ठभूमि
Historically, the community lived in forested areas and depended heavily on forest-based livelihoods.
historically community forested areas में रहती थी और forest-based livelihoods पर heavily dependent थी।
Origin of the Name | नाम की उत्पत्ति
Katkaris are also called Kathodis. The name is linked to their traditional occupation of producing katha or catechu from the wood of Khair trees.
Katkaris को Kathodis भी कहा जाता है। यह name उनके traditional occupation, Khair tree की wood से katha या catechu बनाने, से linked है।
Traditional Food Practices | पारंपरिक खाद्य प्रथाएँ
Historically, the Katkaris were among a small number of tribal communities known to consume rodents as part of their subsistence food practices.
historically Katkaris उन few tribal communities में थे जिनकी subsistence food practices में rodents का consumption भी शामिल था।
Housing | आवास
Many families continue to live in simple huts made from bamboo and locally available forest materials.
many families bamboo और locally available forest materials से बने simple huts में रहती हैं।
Family Structure | परिवार संरचना
The community is broadly patriarchal, but many families prefer nuclear households rather than a joint-family structure.
community broadly patriarchal है, लेकिन many families joint-family structure के बजाय nuclear households prefer करती हैं।
Language | भाषा
Katkaris are generally bilingual, speaking the Katkari language within the community and Marathi with others. Some also speak Hindi.
Katkaris generally bilingual होते हैं। community के भीतर Katkari language और others के साथ Marathi बोलते हैं। कुछ members Hindi भी बोलते हैं।
Occupation | व्यवसाय
- Agricultural labour / agricultural labour
- Sale of firewood and forest produce / firewood और forest produce की sale
- Fishing for household consumption / household consumption के लिए fishing
- Charcoal making / charcoal making
- Brick manufacturing / brick manufacturing
Traditional Knowledge | पारंपरिक ज्ञान
The community possesses detailed knowledge of uncultivated foods including fish, crabs, birds, tubers, rhizomes, wild vegetables, fruits and nuts.
community के पास uncultivated foods जैसे fish, crabs, birds, tubers, rhizomes, wild vegetables, fruits और nuts का detailed traditional knowledge है।
Landlessness and Migration | भूमिहीनता और प्रवास
A large proportion of Katkari households are landless, which contributes to seasonal migration and insecure livelihoods.
Katkari households का large proportion landless है, जिससे seasonal migration और insecure livelihoods बढ़ते हैं।