This reverse dowry either involves footing the bill of the marriage celebration or offering the woman's family mahua liquor.

The Baigas in Chhattisgarh are classified as Particularly vulnerable tribal group(PVTG) by Government due to their declining population and low level of literacy.

The Government of India has notified 75 PVTG which reside in 18 states and one UT which are classified on the basis of five criteria and in Chhattisgarh Baigas along with Abhujmaria, Kamar, Pahadi Korwa and Birhor are included in this group.

[18] Baiga cuisine primarily consists of coarse grains, such as kodo millet and kutki, and involves very little flour.

Another staple food of the baiga is pej, a drink that can be made from ground macca or from the water left from boiling rice.

[20] These are often carried out in the name of conservation, in an attempt to protect the tiger populations,[21] but have disastrous consequences for the displaced communities.