Keywords: Ethnomedicobotany, Badaga population, Nilgiri hills. Casteless Badagas Exclusive Casteless Badagas. A brief description of plants, their habitat, family and local Badaga names are outlined here. Want to listen to some foot tapping Badaga dance numbers as you browse- Sole Gaayi - MeleKeri - Kappu Huttileyu - Hutty Bappanay - Tuesday, 24 July 2012. Be it the ever green dance (aatta) numbers, the sad. 4.Badaga Songs Music and Badagas are inseparable. But is it so In the context of preserving the culture of a community, the names given to both persons and places can play a very crucial part.
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The reason for not using cradles for babies is a story by itself. Badaga Series Website of Wing Commander Bellie Jayaprakash©2006-2012. Badaga NamesWhat is in a name, a rose smells the same by any other name so said a great poet. Heddakku (Back of the skull) – usually Badagas have a long heddakku as they donot use cradles.Mande (Head) – also refers to Hair though there is specific word – Orama For those who would like to know more about the Badagas and the Nilgiris, I recommend the following books.