Do You Know About the SAHARIYA TRIBE of Bundelkhand?

 Time, needs, and desires of today's generation, whether simple or complex humans are changing on a daily basis. The tribal culture is diminishing as a result of modernization, deforestation, starvation, and other factors.

According to Smt. Jyoti Rajak, Interestingly, but unfortunately, anthropologists, sociologists, social workers, administrators, and other professionals who have worked with tribes and their problems on a theoretical or practical level are still not on the same wavelength when it comes to the concept and definition of their subject. For example, from 1917 to the 1931 census, the nomenclature referring to tribes underwent successive modifications, primarily involving changes in descriptive adjectives such as "aboriginal" or "depressed classes." These qualifying adjectives were dropped by the 1941 Census, a practice that continued after independence with the adoption of the concept of scheduled tribes or assimilation.

Bidu Busan Das (2015), The Bundelkhand region of central India is sandwiched between northern Madhya Pradesh and southern Uttar Pradesh. The Pan-Bundelkhand region has approximately 20 districts, but the government funds allocated for the socioeconomically backward region are limited to only 13 districts. Six districts of Madhya Pradesh and seven districts of Uttar Pradesh are located in the Bundelkhand region, which is rich in both forest and tribal communities.

According to the 2011 census, 9.65 million of the total tribal population lives in this area, with rural areas accounting for 77.25 percent of the total tribal population. The tribal community has an unfavorable sex ratio of 876 women to 1000 men. In terms of poor people, the majority of poor families in this region are Dalits, Tribals, and other backward communities. According to Grameen Development (2006), This is a poor region with a rich culture. This region has one of the lowest levels of economic, social, and human development in the country.

Bidu Busan Das (2015), Sahariya is the most common tribe community in the Bundelkhand region. Saharia means "Forest People." This community's small villages are referred to as "Saharana." They rely on the forest for food and shelter. This indigenous tribe is known as the "Primitive Tribal Group."

As mentioned in Development and Discontent in Tribal India, this community has traditionally relied on the forest for supplemental income. They collect firewood, honey, medicinal plants, and a variety of other forest products from the forest. However, the shrinking of the forest and anti-people of the forest department makes it very difficult for these people to earn an income, so they begin migrating from their native places for a few months (four to five months) to other places in search of earning money to meet their daily needs. So, by developing the Saharana (small villages of Saharia) as Rural Tourism destinations to offer tourists local experiences with Sahariya tribal experiences, these migrants could get employment opportunities only in their regions, reducing Sahariya migration while also preserving their culture.