This week, The Musafir Stories speaks with a award winning travel writer Varun Suchday as he talks about time spent with the Tribes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha

Today's destination: Chhattisgarh and Odisha!

Nearest Airport: Maa Danteshwari Airport, Jagdalpur (JGB)

Nearest Railway Station: Jagdalpur Train Station (JDB)

Prerequisites: NA

Packing: Pack according to the weather conditions

Time of the year: Oct-Feb

Length of the itinerary: 7 days

Itinerary Highlights:

Varun takes us on a one of a kind journey to the hinterland of tribal India as he shares his experience spending time with the tribes of Chhattisgarh and Odisha.
Varun spent a month living and interacting with tribes such as Muriaa, Maria, Halba, Gond, Dhurva,, Praja and Bonda.
The topics covered during the episode include

Cultural and religious practices
Concept of Dowry in some tribes, hunting and eating practices, forest to table way of life
Guru maayis and the dying form of travelling songs
Haats or tribal markets, things bought and sold in such markets
Festivals of the tribes
Ant chutney and local brews like Salfi
Cock fights and controversies
Places of interest - Jagdalpur, Bastar, Kanger valley national park, Chitrakoot falls, Thirathgarh falls, Dholkal trek, Kotpad, Koraput, Deomali Hills, Bonda Ghati, Dantewada.

Links:

Link to Varun’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thirdworldstoryteller/

Link to Varun’s blog: www.windsoftravel.com

Link to Varun’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WindsofTravel

Photo by AMIT MAHATO on Unsplash

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