Dangaria Kandha, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) of Rayagada district, is gifted with tie and dye skill. Their shawl known as “Kapda Gunda”, which is hand woven with yarn having natural ...

"I sent the money for your and other officers’ enjoyment. Did you get it?” This was a simple and straight question from Timi Pushika, a woman belonging to the Primarily Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) ...

Rayagada has been a hub of exquisite arts and crafts. Dangaria Kandha, a PVTG of Niyamagiri Hills Range, still retains the aesthetic and intrinsic value attached to “Kapda Gunda†, a shawl woven by ...

An outfit claiming itself to be Sachetan Dangaria Yuba Parishad under the aegis of Niyamagiri Surakhya Samiti (NSS) has alleged against the Maoists and a section of NSS activists branding them to be ...

Ijurpa (Kalahandi), March 7: The sleepy village of Ijurpa, in the foothills of Niyamgiri, was bustling today as hundreds of Dangaria Kandha tribals came out to greet the “mahapuru” (demi-god) who ...