Gotti Koya Tribe

14.11.2024

Gotti Koya Tribe

Why in the news?                        

           Recently, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has asked the Union Home Ministry and Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha to submit a detailed report on the status of the Gotti Koya tribals.

About Gotti Koya Tribe:

• They are one of the few multi-racial and multi-lingual tribal communities in India.
• The Koya population is concentrated in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
• Language: They speak Koya, which is a Dravidian language. It is closely related to Gondi and has been strongly influenced by Telugu.

Occupation of the tribe:

○They practice Podu form of shifting cultivation, as practiced by various tribal groups in forest areas, has for long been an economic survival versus environmental sustenance issue.

○They earn a living through animal husbandry and minor forest produce.

• Festival: The most important fair celebrated by Koyas is the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara Once in two years on the full moon day of the Magha Masam (January or February) at Medaram village in Mulug taluk of Warangal district.
• They held ST status in Chattisgarh but they were not granted ST status in their migrated states such as Telangana.

Society and Culture of the tribe:

• All Koya belong to one of five subdivisions called gotrams. Every Koya is born into a clan, and he cannot leave it.
• The Koyas have a patrilineal and patrilocal family. The family is called "Kutum". The nuclear family is the predominant type.
• Monogamy is prevalent among the Koya

                                                             Source: The Hindu

Consider the following statements regarding Gotti Koya tribes:

Statement-I:They are mainly concentrated in the Northeastern states of India.

Statement-II:They practice the Podu form of shifting cultivation.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.

B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.

C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

D.Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.

Answer D