The tribal elders and teaching fraternity on Sunday have demanded the Andhra Pradesh State government to include lessons on culture and language of the tribes of Godavari agency in the school-level academic textbooks.
Addressing the gathering at the 5th national tribal dance festival here, Shyamala Subbayya of Koya tribe said, “The tribes of Godavari region are not being taught about their culture and language in the schools. They are being taught the lessons about other tribes. The lessons should be included in the school textbooks to help the students to understand their cultural diversity”.
Mr. Subbayya has also demanded the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA-Chintoor) to allow the students to attend the school in their traditional attire once a week or month. The Adivasi Samkshema Parishad (ASP) conducted the festival, titled as ‘Rela Pandoom’, on the banks of river Sabari.
