1. Where were the tribes of Rajasthan headed and why?
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Answer:
Bhils are the largest tribe in Rajasthan. Banswara is the main area where Bhils in large numbers. The Bhils are considered to be fine archers. Infact, Bhil bowmen even found a reference in the great epics Mahabarata and Ramayan. The Bhils were originally food gatherers. However, with the passage of time, they have taken up small-scale agriculture, city residence and employment. The major fairs of Bhils are the Baneshwar fair (held near Dungarpur) and Holi. The Ghoomar dance is one well-known aspect of the Bhil culture.
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1. Bhils
Bhils are the largest tribe in Rajasthan. Banswara is the main area where Bhils in large numbers. The Bhils are considered to be fine archers. Infact, Bhil bowmen even found a reference in the great epics Mahabarata and Ramayan. The Bhils were originally food gatherers. However, with the passage of time, they have taken up small-scale agriculture, city residence and employment. The major fairs of Bhils are the Baneshwar fair (held near Dungarpur) and Holi. The Ghoomar dance is one well-known aspect of the Bhil culture.
2. Minas
The name Mina is derived from Meen,meaning ‘fish’ in Sanskrit, and the Minas claim descent from the Matsya Avatar, or fish incarnation, of Vishnu. The main reference of belief is based on the scripture of the Matsya Purana. Before the rise of Rajputs during medieval period, Rajasthan had multiple mina kingdoms. The Minas are spread across the geography of Rajasthan, however, traditionally are concentrated in the shekhawati region surrounding Jaipur.
Main Kingdoms of Meenas (in the Rajasthan)
S.No Name of the Kingdom Clan name of the Meena Rulers
1 Khoh-Gong Chanda Agnivanshi
2 Maach Sira
3 Gatoor & Jhotwada Nandla (also called Bad-Goti)
4 Amer Soosawut/Susawat
5 Nayala jhirwal
6 Naen\Nahn Gomladu
7 Ranthambore Tatu
8 Bundi Ushara (Parihar Meenas or Pratihar)
9 Mawar Meena
10 —- Nandla
3. Damor
DAMOR Also described as Damoria, belong to mostly Dungarpur, Udaipur districts and in lesser numbers in Churu and Ganganagar districts of Rajasthan.
The Indo-Aryan language, Vagri, is their mother tongur and they are also conversant with Gujarati and Mewari.
Damors are mainly cultivators and manual laborers.
4. Dhanka
5. Garasia
Garasias is a small tribe inhabiting Abu Road area of southern Rajasthan.
6. Kathodi
They are basically tribe of Maharashtra and found mostly in Udaipur district of Rajasthan
7. Kokna
8. Koli
9. Nayaka
10. Patelia
11. Seharia or Sahariya
Sahariyas are considered as the most backward tribe in Rajasthan and are the only group included in Particularly Vulnerable Tribe (PGT) from Rajasthan.
Believed to be of Bhil origin, they inhabit the areas of Kota, Dungarpur and Sawai Madhopur in the southeast of Rajasthan. Their main occupations include working as shifting cultivators, hunters and fishermen.
Denotified Tribes of Rajasthan:
British in 1871 passed Criminal Tribes Act and labeled over 200 of such communities as notified tribes for criminal tendencies. Post Independence, Government repealed the Criminal Act but introduced another law, the Habitual Offenders Act (1953) around 150 tribes have been labeled as de-notified tribes. These are tribes that have failed to integrate into Indian Society and so do not have sustainable livelihood means. Hence, they frequently engage towards criminal activities.
Baori
Kanjar
Hadoti Region
Sansi
Bagri(Bawaria)
Mogia
Nut
Naik
Multanis
Bhat
Nomadic Tribes of Rajasthan
Baldias (Banjaras)
The Banjaras are nomadic caravan runners who travelled with balaads or oxen-laden caravan and who continued travelling wherever their caravans were in demand.
Pardhis
Domabaris
Gadias Lohars
Gadiya Lohars are wandering blacksmiths that are named after their attractive bullock carts called gadis. Gadhiya lohars are found are Kathodi and Rabaris in Mewar region.
Iranis
Jogi Kalbelia
Jogi Kanphata
khurpalts
Shikkeligar
Ghisadis
Semi Nomedic Tribes of Rajasthan
Sarangiwala Bhopas
Rebaris
The Rabaris are still nomadic, an equally colourful sub-group that still travels over the desert in search of pastures for its flocks of sheep and camels.
Their tradition is that their ancestor was brought into existence by Lord Mahadeva in order to tend the first camel, which had just been created by Parvati for her amusement.
Their two main divisions are Menu and Chalkais.
The Menu deals only in camels and occupies a superior position to that of the latter. They can marry the daughters of Chalkias without giving their own in return.