DIDAYI TRIBE

Current Context : Champa Raspeda from Odisha’s Malkangiri district became the first from the Didayi tribe (a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group) to clear NEET 2025.

ABOUT DIDAYI TRIBE

• Location: Malkangiri district, Odisha; live in Eastern Ghats hill villages.
• Classification: One of 13 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Odisha.
• Racial Stock: Proto-Australoid.
• Language: Austroasiatic family.
• Society: Patriarchal; traditional council of elders resolves disputes.
• Belief System: Animism, deep reverence for nature.
• Housing: Thatched huts with mud walls and bamboo.
• Occupation: Agriculture, hunting, gathering, and fishing.