GhotulPito: Gondi culture and dance forms among Raj Gonds
Gond tribes (Tribes known as Adivasi) are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and are also in Madhya Pradesh. Interestingly, the Gondi language belongs to the Dravidian family of languages and is related to Tamil and Kannada. Recent excavation of the Gondi lipi at Gunjal Village, Narnurmandal of Adilabad District states the gerontology of this language could be older than Dravidian languages like Tamil, Kannada, or Telugu, or perhaps the origin of these languages could be traced through Gondi language too. Adilabad District of Andhra Pradesh is a Hub of Gonds, Kolams, Andha, Pradhan, Thoti, Nayakpod, and other primitive tribes. Gonds dominate in number over other tribes. According to Pradhan-Subsect of Gond tribes are professional storytellers -oral narrators. The origin of gonads is believed that after giving birth to children, a mother abandoned them and it was the goddess Parvati rescued them, but her consort Sri ShambhuMahadev (Shiva) who kept them captive in a cave. Pa...