• ANUKAMPA NAIK

The tribal society is an enigma to the world of culture and heritage. The tribal culture of western Odisha encompasses the collective and diverse custom, tradition of art, architecture, music, literature, life style philosophy and religion that have been practiced and maintained by different tribal group in western Odisha since pre historic period. In an increasingly globalization modernization urbanization, preserving the cultural heritage of tribal people remains a problem and environmental pressures, economic incentives and religious missionaries work continue to endangered the existence of indigenous culture in western Odisha .When the urban development since 1947 started much of the tribal precious cultural heritage both in terms of tradition and assets are disappearing steadily . Tribal culture maintains order, balance with nature and natural as well as super natural forces through their disposition, felling, attitude and manner. One does not exist with other. Therefore the tribal man and their culture are inseparable and considered being two sides of the same coins. In this paper an attempt has been made to highlight on Tribe and their culture in western Odisha with special reference to Bolangir district. But how the tribal in western Odisha have undergone change in religious practices, customs and tradition with the changing time? This is the chief objective of my study.

Culture, Tribe, threat

"TRIBE AND MAJOR THREAT TO TRIBAL CULTURE IN WESTERN ODISHA: A THEORETICAL BACKGROUND WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BALANGIR DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.454-461, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901862.pdf

"TRIBE AND MAJOR THREAT TO TRIBAL CULTURE IN WESTERN ODISHA: A THEORETICAL BACKGROUND WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BALANGIR DISTRICT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp454-461, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901862.pdf