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Monday, February 6, 2012

Dormitories in Tribal India

Dormitories are youth houses facilitating  young people to come and live together and is common among  tribal communities.In India dormitories have played an important role in the cultural,social and religious  evolution of many tribes.The koyak Naga tribe has named boys dormitory as ban and girls dormitory as yo.Gitiora is the name given to dormitories by the Ho and Munda tribes.


Children after attaining an age of 4-6 years  normally attend the dormitory.In some tribes as in Koyak Naga before a child is sent to the dormitory an elaborate initiation ceremony is performed.An individual stays in a dormitory as a member or as an official till marriage.Dormitories provide recreation as also infuse a sense of socio-economic values to the members. 

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