- Bonda people
Infobox Ethnic group
group = BondaBondo, Remo
image_caption =
poptime = 5,129 (1991) [http://malkangiri.nic.in/Tribes.htm Official website of Malkangiri District, Orissa, India] ]
regions = flag|India
langs = Bonda
rels =The Bonda are an ancient tribe of people numbering approximately 5000 who live in the isolated hill regions of the
Malkangiri district of southwesternmostOrissa ,India , near the junction of the three states ofOrissa ,Chhattisgarh , andAndhra Pradesh . The Bonda are ascheduled tribe of India and are also known as Remo (meaning "people" in theBonda language ), Bhonda, Bondo, or Bondo Poraja. Their language belongs to the Munda subgroup of the Austro-Asiatic language family. [ [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=bfw Ethnologue report on the Bonda language] ]The Bonda are generally semi-clothed, with the women characterised by the wearing of thick silver necklace bands. The tribe is one of the oldest and most primitive in mainland India with their culture little changed in over a thousand years. Their isolation and known aggressionFact|date=April 2007 continue to preserve their culture despite the pressures of an expanding Indian population. In contrast with many other populations in India, the number of females among the Bondas greatly exceeds the number of males.
The best way to view members of the tribe is by going to one of the local town markets. It is not considered safe to venture into their tribal areas. Bondas still use 'binnimoy protha', i.e. give-and-take policies. Every Sunday they use to go in a market.
They like to put castor oil in their head. Women make worli painting in their house.
References
External links
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Manushi " on INDIA TOGETHER: Reversal of family roles / Societal patterns of Orissa's Bonda tribals [http://www.indiatogether.org/manushi/issue127/bonda.htm]
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