Saturday, May 29, 2010

Day 7 - A 'Tiger' amongst other tribes.


Yash was not keeping well. So, Hussain had taken over the camera. Lukily, he had grasped the technique of handling it very fast.
We had been to Reverant Phillip Mulley's residence.It is at Conoor and near YWCA where we had halted. Besides being a 'Father' in the church, he is also an anthropologist. He gave us a lot of information about the Todas and the Kotas.[over a steaming glass of delicious steaming soup which his wife served us!] He was in Ooty since many years and had the opportunity to interact with all tribes closely.
He sees these tribes as a small island, being engulfed by a huge ocean of currents.
"Who is bothered if these tribes are wiped off?" He questioned with concern in his eyes and tone.He also stated... "they do not have anything 'sensational'. So why would the Government be interested in them? The Todas and Kotas are exciting to an anthropologist. Not to the government."

He called the Todas a 'tiger' amongst other tribes.

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