Author: Dr. M.Vandana Roshni

Abstract: The Lambada tribal community can be found are all over the state of Telangana. The community has a population of 20, 46,117. The languagethat they members speak is known as ‘Gour Boli’.It speaks volumes about the resilience of this community,which has fully grown out of the totally unjust tag of a ‘criminal tribe’ to emerge as a very vibrant and colourful tribe,and enriched and added luster to the cultural fabric of India.The study will explore the various facets about the culture and traditions of the Lambadas.The focus will be on the well laid down norms and practicesof this community...To present amore balanced picture, the adverse effect of Urbanization in areas like Cultural change,dres, life cycle rituals,and celebration of festivals, will also be highlighted. It has understood that urbanization has brought out both positive and negative changes in the community.The dilemma of tradition vs. modernity can be resolved by synergizing the cultural elements that the Lambadas continues to changebrought by modernity.

Keywords: Lambada, Telangana, Resilience, Criminal Tribe, Vibrant, cultural fabric, pagan, savage, Modernisation, animistic.

Article Info: Received: 10 Jul 2021; Received in revised form: 12 Aug 2021; Accepted: 22 Aug 2021; Available online: 31 Aug 2021

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.64.50