Belonging to the famous Dravidian language family group, this Bedar tribal community can be found several places of Indian Territory, apart from Assam valley. They are also known as Beda, Berad, Boya, Bendar, Berar, Burar, Ramoshi, Talwar, Byadar, and Valmiki. The word `edar` has an etymological significance. The word has been derived from the word `bed` or `bedaru` which signifies a hunter.

Less information is available about the origin of these Bedar tribes. Within the Bedar tribal community, there are few Hindus and are called Bedar. The Muslims are being referred as Berad. These Bedar tribes themselves like to be identified as Naikwadi since they work as village policemen or Talwar (watchmen) or Naikmakkalu (chief`s children).

The societal structure of the Bedar tribal community is quite significant. These Bedar tribes have 6 social groups. Bedar tribes have taken up occupations like farming laborers, security guards, workers, stonecutters, drovers etc. Apart from these occupations, the Bedar tribal are also engaged in occupations of servants, traders, messengers, police and soldiers.

Cultural exuberance of the whole of the Bedar tribal community has nicely being depicted in all its aspects like festivals, language, jewelries etc. The people of Bedar tribal community communicate in Bedar language. Today these Bedar tribes use diverse languages like Kannada and Marathi.

Jewelries are an integral part of the costumes of the Bedar tribal community. Both these Bedar males and females are very fond of wearing ornaments that are made up mainly from silver and gold. As per the custom, these Bedar tribes have a set of conventional jewelries. These Bedar tribes wear gold and silver bracelets (khade), waist girdles (uddurs), and gold earrings (muruva). In addition, Bedar females place their hair in a loose knots, wear several other ornaments like nose-rings, a gold necklace, Dhora is a social hoofed silver jewelry which these Bedar females wear on the head. Moreover there are quite a handful of Bedar tribes who also shave their heads, according to the custom.

Tattooing also is a special custom of these Bedar tribes. The males and females of the Bedar tribe do tattooing on the several parts like forehead, corners of the eyes, temples and forearms.

Rites, rituals, customs are part of the Bedar tribal community. Basavis are a group of Bedar tribal females who reside inside the temple premises. After branding them with stamps by the spiritual head, better known as guru, the Bedar girls get to the temple where a necklace is attached around their neck in the name of the god.

Just like many of the tribal communities of the Indian subcontinent, the institution of marriage too has been hold in quite a high esteem in the Bedar tribal community. The proposal of marriage usually comes from the parents of the Bedar groom. Although child marriage is prevalent in the Bedar society; the bride does not reside with her husband till her puberty. Marriage within the sub group of the Bedar community is not allowed. Widow re-marriage and divorce are permitted amongst these Bedar tribes. In matters of administration, especially in case of disputable matters, these Bedar tribes take the help of the village headmen, popularly called Kattimani.

Like many of the tribal communities of Indian subcontinent, these Bedar tribes too have developed tastes for all the non-vegetarian dishes and varieties of alcohol. Bedar tribal community has developed immense faith on various practices related to religion and spiritualism like fortune telling, magic and `astrology`. In this Badar tribal community, all the Brahmins undertake the role of priests. In some places however, Lingayat Mathpatis also act as priests.

Amongst the Bedar tribes, both the religions of Hinduism and Islam are prevalent. All the Hindu Bedar tribes link all their deities with the Lord Rama. Janai, Jokhai, Khandoba, Hanmappa, Ambabai, Jotiba, Khandoba are some of the supreme deities of the Bedar tribal community. Images from deities like Durgava, Maruti, Venkatesh, Yellamma and Mallikarjun, are made from silver, copper or brass images and the `Durgamurgavva image` is made in a box on their head.

Fairs and festivals are part and parcel of the culture and tradition of the Bedar tribal community. These Bedar tribes fete Hindu festivals viz. Diwali, Dussehra, Holi and have a conventional headman or guru. They celebrate these festivals with tribal songs and dances.