Exploring the Socio-Cultural Knowledge Practices of the Kurmi Women and Their Educational Significance

Kurmi women play an important role in preserving and transmitting the socio-cultural traditions of their community. They actively participate in rituals, festivals, and customary practices such as Neg-Negachar, which are associated with family and community ceremonies. Kurmi women are also involved in nature-based practices, agricultural activities, and community gatherings, which reflect their close relationship with the environment and collective life. This study explores the indigenous socio-cultural knowledge practices of the Kurmi community women’s specifically their rituals, worships, environmental awareness, sustainable practices, language, music or song, dance, and community engagements. This study adopted an ethnographic research approach to collect data from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were gathered through participatory observation, discussions, and interviews with indigenous community members (including women). Processes of learning culture occur naturally through everyday social interactions and formal systems of education and schooling. Kurmi women are also involved in nature-based practices, agricultural activities, and community gatherings, which reflect their close relationship with the environment and collective life. These socio-cultural practices help sustain the cultural identity and traditional knowledge of the Kurmi community across generations.