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Traditional Techniques In Surguja: The villagers of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh are giving preference to the traditional farming techniques of their ancestors despite modern technology. Even today, threshing of paddy is done with the help of bulls and gourds, while cleaning of paddy is done using the age-old Supa method. Local tribals believe that by cleaning paddy with Supa, the grain remains completely pure and of high quality. This traditional technique has been passed down from generation to generation and villagers say that it gives better results than modern machines.
Traditional Techniques In Surguja: In Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, even though modern technology has spread rapidly in farming and new experiments are being done, despite this the villagers are still not only adopting the traditional techniques of their ancestors, but are also giving them more priority. Even today, threshing of paddy is done in the villages with the help of bulls and gourds, while the age-old Supa method is used for cleaning the paddy. Local tribals believe that by blowing the paddy with Supa, the grains become completely pure and their quality remains intact. This traditional technique has been passed down from generation to generation, in which experience and hard work both play an important role. Villagers say that compared to modern machines, paddy cleaning is better with this method and the original identity of the grains remains intact. See in this report, how the legacy of ancestors is being kept alive even today in the villages of Surguja. See this report…
Traditional method learned from ancestors
Khalsay told Local 18 that he saw his ancestors doing this technique and learned it from them. In earlier times, when modern machines were not available, this method was most popular for cleaning paddy. This method requires both experience and hard work, which is gradually decreasing in today’s generation.
Starts with oxen and tour
Khalsai told that the process of cleaning paddy first starts with the help of oxen. The paddy straw is threshed by making the bulls run the wheel, due to which the grains are separated. After this the paddy is collected and prepared for the next process.
Complete cleaning is done by blowing with soup.
Khalsai told that after threshing, the paddy is kept in a bowl and blown in the air. During this, chaff and light garbage get separated and only clean paddy remains at the bottom. Khalsai says that with this method the paddy gets completely cleaned and there is no adulteration in it.
Machines came, but trust in tradition
Khalsai said that even though many modern machines for cleaning paddy are available in the market today, he still considers the traditional method better. According to him, cleaning is done by machines, but the quality and purity of the paddy blown by Supa is different and this is the identity of us tribals.
