Wayanad s isolated tribal hamlet keeps virus at bay
Belonging to the Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Group, the Cholanayakas are completely cut-off from the mainstream and live inside the forest in perfect harmony with nature.
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Cholanayaka Chieftain Cheriya Velutha with his family at their settlement at Parappanpara in Wayanad. Cheriya Velutha passed away recently. (File Photo | Express)
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KOZHIKODE: “We have been under quarantine 24x7 for decades, even before the advent of the coronavirus, smiles Parappanpara native Raghu.
He is spot on describing the extremely disconnected life his community has been leading since time immemorial. The 29-year-old is among 60 Cholanayaka people who live in the most isolated and difficult-to-reach tribal settlement in Wayanad district Parappanpara under the Moopainad panchayat.
Of the 14 students in class 10, only six are likely to rejoin when on-campus classes resume on Monday
MANGALURU: Only six of the 14 class 10 students from a residential school for tribal children in Madya, Surathkal, are expected to return when regular classes resume on Monday.
Although regular classes for SSLC and II PU students began on January 1 across the state, Kendriya Madari Vasathi Shale, managed by the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP), will reopen only on Monday.
Most students at this school hail from the Koraga community, an economically backward one, or are from other districts.
“We believe no effort is being made to bring these students back,” a teacher said. “Since most of them are poor, they have not logged in for online classes either. We fear they have dropped out. Academically, these children lag behind and many of them may have discontinued schooling to take up odd jobs.”