Tribal food habits and herbal medicine can cure fatal diseases like Japanese Encephalitis (JE), which has gripped some parts of Odisha at present and feared to engulf the entire State, said OSD of Academy of language and Tribal Culture Dr Paramanada Patel on Friday.
Speaking at a festival on agro forest food ‘Prajatiya Khadyotsav’ organised by Tata Steel at Noamundi, West Singhbhum , chief speaker Dr Patel further said deforestation, pollution, overpopulation and global warming is the cause of loss of biodiversity of the world. Modern age has distanced human beings from their age old values of life for which there is a state of agony everywhere in the world.
“To get rid of these, we have to strive how to conserve biodiversity and ethnicity and blend the age old tradition with modern technology for the welfare of the human beings,” he added.
Tata Steel GM (OMQ) Pankaj Satija said the company is organising a series of such event to contribute their bit for the National Biodiversity Target 11.
Another exciting part of the festival was cooking of ethic and age-old traditional food where more than 98 varieties of were displayed. There was a demonstration by tribal ladies on how to prepare mouth watering tribal food. The event witnessed participation of large numbers of people of people from Noamundi and nearby areas.
Among others, who spoke on the occasion were Jagannathpur MlA, Geeta Koda, Odisha livelihood Mission,(OlM)’s S Swain, many dignitaries and experts on tribal culture of Odisha and Jharkhand.