About Bodeli Village
Bodeli, Ta.Sankheda, Dist. Vadodara is having ground of seven villages They are Bodeli, Dhokaliya, Chachak, Alipura, Champavati, Manjipura and Old Bodeli. Upto the time of independence the village was the part of The Gayakwad state of Vadodara.

Bodeli is connected with Pavijetpur, Chhotaudepur Kwant, Nasavadi Tilakwada, Vaghodiya, and Jambughoda. It has become a centre of trade, business and education It is a living Village. Before Independence it was very Important center of cotton, groundnut and still today Bodeli is one of the best center in the production of sugar, Bananas and tomatoes Bodeli supplies these agricultural items in the state and outside the state. The first “Khetivadi Utpanna Bazzar samiti” of Gujarat State was established in Bodeli in the year 1939. It helps Farmers to promote in agricultural center. Bodeli was having cotton markets, groundnut oil mills and a center of copper and steel utensils.

Today Bodeli is having factories Particularly Cement pipe Factories and the qualities of these pipes have got national awards. There are Tiles Factories in Bodeli. There are three big high schools, seven primary schools and one English Medium school in Bodeli.

Shri Kanchanbhai Patel, Shri Hemantbhai Shah of this village have got National awards, both have got “Udyog Bharati Award” whereas the Principal of Sheth T. C. Kapadiya Arts & Com. College, Bodeli Shri Charandas N. Patel has got some National Awards like. “Jewell of India” by Indian Solidarity council new Delhi and “Rastriya Vidya Gaurav international Awards” by International Institute of education and management.

All these dignitaries have studied in Sheth T. C. Kapadiya Arts & Com. College, Bodeli. They are the former students of the college. Bhupatbhai Bharwad a young man of Bodeli has played a Role in the Gujarati film .He played different rolls in films.

Shri Ranchodbhai Chunibhai Shah of the village has worked as a Chairman of Bank of Baroda (Main Branch) His Brother Shri Vinodbhai Chunibhai Shah has rendered his services in Gujarat University and worked as a Vice Chancellor of M. S. University Vadodara.

Shri Vitthaldas Hiralal Shah and Keshavlal Bapalal Swami of this village have actively taken part in 1942’s struggle for freedom. They also went to jail for three-day during the movement for freedom in 1942. Thus our village is small beautiful big development and industrial center of the area. It is developing fast day by day.

About Tribal Village

The people who live between the nature and in forest, are having different traditional type of culture which we generally called “Adivasi” culture. In this area they are called the people of “Rath District”. If we think about Adivasis who are spread in different states of India they will Emerge like this; as far as the population of the tribal People is concerned Madhya Pradesh come first in India then in second place Orrisa, third Bihar, fourth Maharastra & Fifth come Gujarat which has 14. 5% tribal people.

Even in Gujarat the tribal people’s location which we find is from the Arvalli is hills in north Gujarat which we may start from Ambaji to south Gujarat in Dang. They are spread in Almost twenty thousand squre miles Area of Banaskantha, Sabara kantha, Dahod, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Bhruch, Surat, Valsda & Dang Districts of Gujarat. There are 299 types of “Adivasis”in Gujarat most of them are “Bhils”. They have their own customs, culture and way of living. They live between nature. They are very close to nature. We find different types of social system in ” Adivasi”Some are male dominated.

The ” Adivasi”observe special types of customs for the birth of a child. If a child is born on the day of “HAAT”people will give name like “HATIYO”for the child he or she is born on “Mangalvar”they give the name ” Mangliyo”of ” Mango”generally the marriage age in tribals is between 15 to 22 years. We find child marriage, Love marriage, traditional marriage, Marriage by eloping with someone and Remarriage in tribals. As they believe in the continuity of life They put clothes ornaments utensils in the funeral of a person. The believe in rebirth and redemption from birth and death and in super natural elements like ghosts etc. As they are very hard worker we find women also working hard. There is no special difference in the up bringing of a male or female in them. Actually they celebrate the birth of a girl child because of its social importance.
We find addictions of liquor both in men and women. They are very rigid in their customs They believe in blind beliefs like witches, Badvas. For example if there is continuous voice of crow or suddenly passing of a sanative they believe that something bed will happen. They have faith in “Bhuvas”. They too believe that a person whose desires are not fulfilled at the time of death will be a ghost. They have faith in Idol worship and love paintings. They know the art of painting especially old was in houses. They dance on important events or occasions. Their dance is unique. The music is wonderful which attract the others. They use drainpipes for their music.
We find somewhat change in the life styles of “advises” in modern time. After the independence of India the tribals are getting freedom for education. Now a days we find development in them because of modern education. We find awareness for education in the women of tribal society. Thus the identification of the tribal culture has become very strong and their culture and art has created distinctive face in society.