Role of Culture in the Promotion of Millets

Abstract

Food often has a strong cultural religious or even political meaning attached in it. Culture is a concept, which is having close relationship with the society. Culture is a rich source to carry message and import information very comfortably on the human psychology. Historically culture  always had a rich association with food  but in the past years in India rice and wheat having major growth than millets. In India even today, millet festivals are celebrated in India . In the tribal areas of Vishakhapatnam people celebrate Mandukiya festival , where recipes made with Ragi ( Finger Millet) In many places in northern Andhra Pardesh, after the celebration of Deepawali in the evening , It is mandatory to eat Ragi pancake before entering home.