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Details of the
Project :
In the 3 days stay the team visited the whole
village and four Thandas (Place where people stay)
namely:
1. Kishta Thanda
2. Bangarchilla Thanda
3. Ompu Thanda
4. LB Thanda
Coming to the name of the village Chinna Vangara is
named after Pedda Vangara which is bigger village
and Vangara can be understood as “Vankara’ in Telugu
means “A Curve”. The village can be reached by
traveling 60 kms. South east of Warangal to Thurror
and another 10 Kms. Inside. The whole village has
farming as the main profession and there are also
people of other professions. The village has a small
lake on the outskirts of the village is an 88 year
old herbal doctor Mr. Chakali Ramulu. The village
also had a very great Herbal Doctor Late Mr. Chenna
Samulu; His name is still popular after his death in
all the villages around. He is popular because he
formulated a cure for paralysis at a very early time
when there was not much of cure. The team visited
various people and many elders of the village and
got to know that they consume Ragula Java in summer
and in other seasons for strength and to support
their long living. And more facts and knowledge
given by the villagers are as below:
• Untagalijeru - Fro cough and cold
• Pindikura – Prifies urine. Made with powdered dry
leafs of Chennemgaku, Murkupuvvu and Bedasavaram.
The powdered leaves are added in equal quantities
with Mirchi Powder, traditional Indian spices and
Tamarind. It is consumed in little quantity before
food.
• There were few varieties of Basmati which have
disappeared over the time, they are:
Thaidalu, Kakirekkalu, and Chittimuthyalu. It is
said that their flavor and fragrance are
incomparable.
Chakali Ramulu has provided many herbal
practices. They in detail are below:
For Heart pain : Nallamodi Chakka and Madavari
Verulu with Jaggery
For Joint pains : Boil Neem leaves with stem and
apply to the affected place.
For Neck pain and back pain : Maddi Chakka and dates
mixed and consumed.
For Back Pain : Thumma Cahkka, Pepper, dried ginger,
Pippallu, Modi, Karakkayalu and manchi mahduram.
For obesity : Thati bellam with vamu or voma
For natural Kajal : Garlic, Turmeric and coconut oil
mixed and applied under eye.
For energy : Nallathatigaddalu and milk
For cough : Turmeric and milk
For Cracks in Feet : Jeedigingalu, and nalla nuvvulu
with Bellam pakam.
The Thandas in detail :
Kishta Thanda :
The Thanda is around 100years old.The families of
the Kishtas have been heading the village since
inception. It is named after the person who found
the place and started the Thanda.
The oldest people in the village are Bura, Jatoch,
Sanath, Lacchu, Sura and Ramu. All the traditions in
the village have disappeared in the last 15 years.
Bangarchilla Thanda:
The Thanda is below 80 years old. Has a story
for the name of the Thanda and the story goes that
the migrants were traveling by the Banjara vaagu and
the found a golden idol of some god and the name
Bangaru(Gold) Chelme (A place to drink water) has
been formed. The village head Mr. D.Baksha gave a
few tips for pesticides and herbal medicines.
They are:
• Pesticide for killing the pests on the farm. Soak
Neem froots with seeds in a pot of water for 4-5
days and then mash the whole mixture with hand and
then drain the water and spray the water on the farm
and he guarantees that the pest won’t return for
more than a year.
• For Snake bite : Tella Usiri must be rubbed
against a stone with water and apply the mixture
under the eyes and if there is no affect then
directly consume through mouth. He claims that the
snakes won’t come around 10 meters around the tree;
• Bhaksha’s brother Bhajja provided the following
details:
• Tella medhuvu drops to be taken for three days for
white cloth disease.
• Dheekamullu for swelling
• Peddamanichekku for strength of Man and animals
• Elakanaagoru for craziness and drowsiness in
animals
• Nallausuru for digestion and cough in man and
animals.
• Gadidagadapaku for Vaatham
Ompu Thanda:
Ompu thanda is a very young thanda which was
separated just some 10 years before from the
Bangarchilla Thanda. The name Ompu comes from Ompu
(turning) as the Thanda is on the turning of the
Bangarchilla Thanda. The Thanda is very small and
mainly depends on agriculture and cultivate paddy.
LB Thanda:
The name LB comes from Lotla Banda (Stone). The
government people renamed it for convenience. The
Thanda is around 100 years old and the eldest person
Paapulu gave some information.
• Segunda which is a mixture of segunda leaves and
starch is fed to cows for good health.
• Thangedu Verulu for Sunstroke.
• Vaali tree roots for paralysis.
• Flowers of thorny stems in rivers and milk or
Startch or butter milk for Itches.
• Ramunda flowers or roots and Thangedu for
paralysis.
• Billara tree to be boiled and consumed for good
helath.
• Ringini tree and oil for cough.
• Puttagadda mannu and dung and sakagadda flowers
and starch are good for buffalo.
They used to eat rice only on very special
occasions.
Another important observation made after visiting
all the villages was that the oldest people in all
the Thandas and the village did not eat much of rice
in their childhood or their youth and they consumed
only Jawar Rotis, Mokkajonna gadika and Pappu gadika.
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