Kalahandi’s tribal women keep barter alive

Kalahandi’s tribal women keep barter alive

Bhawanipatna: Some villages in the tribal dominated Thuamul Rampur block of Kandhamal district have a timeless quality, seeming almost frozen in a bygone era. Here, people still discourage the use of cash. Instead, they prefer to barter their agricultural produce to procure essentials — a practice gaining attention in the region, of late. Residents in these remote villages, surrounded by thick jungles, belong to various tribal communities. They …