Tribal Community
MADIA GOND
Madia Gonds or Madia or Maria are one of the endogamous Gond tribes living in Chandrapur District and Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra State,
and Bastar division of Chhattisgad State India. They have been granted the status of aPrimitive tribal group by the Government of India under its affirmative action or reservation programme.The Madia Gonds are strongly affected by Naxal activities.The Madia Gond use the self designation Madia, and call the area where they live Madia Desh.They speak the Madia dialect of Gondi.The shifting agriculture of madia is known as jhoom.
Madias today are doctors, teachers, government employees and naxalites. Performance of school going Madia children is on par with other children ofMaharashtra state, a Madia girl student has figured in the merit list of candidates at the state level. The following are the descriptions of the Madia Gond as recorded by the British Rulers in the District Gazettes, which has been carried in the Gazettes of independent India.
The Government has granted concession to Adivasis to manufacture and possess toddy for domestic consumption on obtaining toddy licences for a period of one year (i.e. July to June every year). This privilege is given to the people of this community as they are used to toddy drinking as a part of their food for ages. According to the excise arrangements now in force in that area, each individual applicant is granted Toddy licence for tapping trees ranging from 1 to 5 for domestic consumption. The permit fee and tree tax per toddy tree is 75 paise per annum respectively
.A Madia Gond girl has the freedom to have premarital sex and choose husband. As a married woman she has a freedom to take divorce if the husband gives ill treatment to her or if she cannot beget a child from him. She has a right to spend her earnings. A husband does not interfere in her affairs. However, even these women are taboo during menstruation and are not allowed attending the festivals.
and Bastar division of Chhattisgad State India. They have been granted the status of aPrimitive tribal group by the Government of India under its affirmative action or reservation programme.The Madia Gonds are strongly affected by Naxal activities.The Madia Gond use the self designation Madia, and call the area where they live Madia Desh.They speak the Madia dialect of Gondi.The shifting agriculture of madia is known as jhoom.
Madias today are doctors, teachers, government employees and naxalites. Performance of school going Madia children is on par with other children ofMaharashtra state, a Madia girl student has figured in the merit list of candidates at the state level. The following are the descriptions of the Madia Gond as recorded by the British Rulers in the District Gazettes, which has been carried in the Gazettes of independent India.
The Government has granted concession to Adivasis to manufacture and possess toddy for domestic consumption on obtaining toddy licences for a period of one year (i.e. July to June every year). This privilege is given to the people of this community as they are used to toddy drinking as a part of their food for ages. According to the excise arrangements now in force in that area, each individual applicant is granted Toddy licence for tapping trees ranging from 1 to 5 for domestic consumption. The permit fee and tree tax per toddy tree is 75 paise per annum respectively
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