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During our field visit to the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border regions around Thekkady, Paliya community members described how their identity is closely tied to the forested landscapes they have long inhabited. Many expressed a strong belief that their ancestors lived...

Based on oral accounts that were shared with us, it is understood that in earlier times the Paliyar community practiced shifting cultivation within the forest, working collectively as a community. They also depended on the collection of forest produce for thei...

Paliya Nritham is a traditional dance form practiced within the Paliya community and is performed by both men and women. Community members explained that the performance is accompanied by Paliya songs and musical instruments, with a repertoire of six songs com...

The Paliya community today worships multiple deities, with the prominent clan deity varying from one hamlet to another. During our fieldwork at the Kumily settlement, Aruvi described the existence of two clans within the community, locally known as Memala Pali...

Prepared by Anjana, Sociologist Vysakh Seluraj, Anthropologist   Community collaborators from Paliyar community :  Archana, Chakkupallam Aruvi, Kumali Eeshwari Amma, Chakkupallam  Ganeshan,  Chakkupallam Kalaivaani, Chakkupallam Kumareashan, Chakkupa...