21-07-2025
Koya tribals celebrate Gondi Language Day
The Koya tribals celebrated Gondi Language Day, observed on July 21, in their habitations currently facing displacement due to the Polavaram irrigation project in Alluri Sitarama Raju district.
Near Chintoor, the Koya tribal writers under the banner of Koitur Bata, a non-governmental organisation, marked the occassion by reciting poems and emphasised the importance of conserving the Koya language.
Tribal writers Tellam Krishna and Ms. Bheemamma interacted with young Koya tribals and shared their journey in the field of literature.
In Yetapaka Mandal on the Andhra Pradesh-Telangana border, teachers and youth under the banner of Adivasi Samkshema Parishad (ASP), led by treasurer Ummala Durga Reddi demanded the government teach the Koya language in government primary schools.
