India's Tribes And Its Tradition Of Tattoos

India's Tribes And Its Tradition Of Tattoos

Sunita Iyer   | Asianet News
Published : Jan 03, 2020, 06:35 PM IST

For hundreds of years, the tradition of tattooing to segregate groups was common across the length and breadth of India. As diverse as the cultures are in our country, so are the customs and kinds of tattoos which every community or tribe use to mark themselves with. In this episode of Culture 'Shauk' with Sunita Iyer, we revisit the tale of India’s tattoo tradition among several tribes.

For hundreds of years, the tradition of tattooing to segregate groups was common across the length and breadth of India. As diverse as the cultures are in our country, so are the customs and kinds of tattoos which every community or tribe use to mark themselves with. In this episode of Culture 'Shauk' with Sunita Iyer, we revisit the tale of India’s tattoo tradition among several tribes.