Volume : 2, Issue : 7, July - 2013

Indigenous Knowledge and Economic Institutions Among Nomadic People in Tirumala Foot Hill Villages

Dr. T. Babji Reddy, Dr. M. Padmaja

Abstract :

Nomadism is one of the ways of life has been practicing in particular communities from hunting and gathering stage of human evolution. Such type of nomadic people still practicing traditional way life in the villages adjacent to Tirumala foots hills in Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. The main aim of the paper is to explore the traditional knowledge systems and economic organization of the selected nomadic people in the villages adjacent to Tirumala foot hills. It is also discusses the natural resource utilization for shape up their economy.