• Sanghamitra Sethi
• Sabita Acharya

Odisha has the third largest tribal population of country after Madhya Pradesh and Maharastra having 62 tribal communities and 13 have been identified as particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs). In Odisha as per 2011 census total tribal population is 95, 90,756 constituting 22.8% of total population of the state and 9.2 % of total ST population of the country. The present study focus on Dongria Kandha a section of the Kandha community identified as PVTGs of state. Rayagada district has coming under tribal sub-plan with three micro projects operating for the indigenous tribal communities such as Kandha and Soura.The objectives of this paper is to understanding the women and their role in traditional livelihood practices. And also explore on the contribution of forest towards the livelihood of women. The study was conducted in the Kurli Panchayat of Rayagada district.

Indigenous, PVTGs, Dongria Kandha, Women & Livelihood

"TRIBAL WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOOD PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY OF DONGRIA KANDHA IN RAYAGADA DISTRICT, ODISHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.961-965, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907442.pdf

"TRIBAL WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL LIVELIHOOD PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY OF DONGRIA KANDHA IN RAYAGADA DISTRICT, ODISHA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp961-965, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907442.pdf