The ‘rendeir’ in konkani is a toddy tapper in his traditional ‘casti’ and ‘Coito’ a cigar firmly clenched between his teeth was very much part of Goan Scenario, as he climbed from tree to tree with great agility to extract toddy and plug coconuts from the trees. The Trees are still there , but the “RENDEIR” is fast fading into…
Depicting an essential character in any local market on the Coaster. The Goan toddy-tapper (Render). Renders are usually adult males, and they climb the 5-8 meter tall coconut trees by carving out hampam /grooves into the trunk. A traditional render can be seen with a kati, a dudhinem and a kollso.