<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">Baiga Tribal Art</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><h3><strong>Context</strong>&nbsp;</h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">Jodhaiya Bai Baiga has been awarded the <strong>Padma Shri </strong>for promoting the tribal Baiga art at the global level.</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>About&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The work of the artist, which depicts Baiga tribal culture on canvas, has been exhibited internationally in multiple countries.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">The tattoos are inked using kajal which is powder obtained from crushing Ramtilla (Niger seeds).&nbsp;</li></ul><h3><br></h3><h3><strong>Baiga Tribe&nbsp;</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-indent-1">The Baiga (means sorcerers) is one of the <strong>Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs).</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">They mainly live in <strong>Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.</strong></li><li class="ql-indent-1">Traditionally, the Baiga lived a semi-nomadic life and practiced slash and burn cultivation. Now, they are mainly dependent on minor forest produce for their livelihood.</li><li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Bamboo</strong> is the primary resource.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Tattooing is an integral part of Baiga culture, every age and body part has a specific tattoo reserved for the occasion.</li><li class="ql-indent-1">Baiga tribe is the first community to get habitat rights in India.</li></ul><p><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://sunyaias.in/notes/prelims-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p>