A sneak peek into the lives of Lodha people of Sundarban
Our country has numerous tribes with variety of culture and livelihood. And we the so called civilized people hardly know about them. Most of us have imaginary ideas about them. Till the time I got associated with an NGO , I also never heard about the Lodha tribe, who has an interesting history of their own. However, I am not here to discuss about their history. I just wanted to share whatever I came to know about a particular section of this tribe living in Sagar Island in Sundarban (West Bengal). The Lodha people of Sagar Island reside in a village called Mayagoalini. There are around 23 families of Lodha living in this village still maintaining their originality. Just 2/3 years back, the other caste people living in this area used to consider them untouchables. They were not allowed to mix with commoners. They were not allowed to fetch water from the same pond from where others used. So, they were living a secluded life. However, things took a little better turn for the Lo