This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a award winning travel writer Varun Suchday as he talks about time spent with the Tribes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha
Today's destination: Chhattisgarh and Odisha!
Nearest Airport: Maa Danteshwari Airport, Jagdalpur (JGB)
Nearest Railway Station: Jagdalpur Train Station (JDB)
Prerequisites: NA
Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions
Time of the year: Oct-Feb
Length of the itinerary: 7 days
Itinerary Highlights:
- Varun takes us on a one of a kind journey to the hinterland of tribal India as he shares his experience spending time with the tribes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
- Varun spent a month living and interacting with tribes such as Muriaa, Maria, Halba, Gond, Dhurva,, Praja and Bonda.
- The topics covered during the episode include
- Cultural and religious practices
- Concept of Dowry in some tribes, hunting and eating practices, forest to table way of life
- Guru maayis and the dying form of travelling songs
- Haats or tribal markets, things bought and sold in such markets
- Festivals of the tribes
- Ant chutney and local brews like Salfi
- Cock fights and controversies
- Places of interest - Jagdalpur, Bastar, Kanger valley national park, Chitrakoot falls, Thirathgarh falls, Dholkal trek, Kotpad, Koraput, Deomali Hills, Bonda Ghati, Dantewada.
Links:
Link to Varun’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thirdworldstoryteller/
Link to Varun’s blog: www.windsoftravel.com
Link to Varun’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WindsofTravel
Photo by AMIT MAHATO on Unsplash
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