A STUDY ON LIFESTYLE OF SIDDI TRIBAL COMMUNITY RESIDING IN ARBAILVILLAGE OF UTTARA KANNADA.

<p>This paper includes a crisp about tribal community (Siddhi) residing in Arbail village.<br>It speaks about the living of tribal community in Arbail village. Their belief, customs,<br>lifestyle etc. The Siddis hail from Africa. History says that they were ferried to Goa<br>as slaves. The community first settled in Goa and eventually migrated to Karnataka<br>in search of food and shelter, but were not met with better fate when they arrived.<br>Siddis live in India, mostly they cover Yellapur, Haliyal, Ankola, Joida, Mundgod,<br>Sirsi and other parts of Uttara Kannada. They adopt a healthy living like us. They<br>usually dress in traditional Indian clothes, and naturally they mingle with other locals.<br>Although Siddis primarily speak Konkani (local dialect), they speak Kannada too.<br>The official language of the state fluently. Although many Indians might view the<br>Siddi people as being out of place because of their physical African characteristics.<br>Most families live in small villages, isolated groups, or individual households in the<br>forests farther away and must travel to the larger towns once a week on specific<br>market days to purchase groceries. Even in the field of education, they go to school,<br>colleges etc. Farming is their main occupation. Furthermore, many points are dealt in<br>this paper.</p>