The Lost Tribe
Kartikey Sehgal
About the personal and cultural disintegration of a tribal village
There is a small tribal village in India. Malathi belongs to this village. The women here are happier than women in Delhi.
After puberty, Malathi was inducted into the village dormitory where she learnt weaving, knitting and other arts from the elder women and men. She also learnt the art of love-making through practice. By the time she was out of the dormitory, she was sexually and socially confident. Unlike the city girls, Malathi and her friends did not face ‘growing-up problems’ or ‘attitudinal disorders’ that lead you to the psychologist.