Question

who were dhangars. what pire there occupation ? why the continuously on the moves.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Dhangars were an important pastoral community of Maharashtra.

They were mostly shepherds, some were blanket weavers and others were buffalo herders

They were continuously on the move because:

(i) Need for search of new pastures for their cattle.

(ii) They lived in a semi-arid region with low rainfall and poor soil, where only bajra could be sown.

(iii) In October they moved to Konkan area because of the rich agricultural tract. The Dhangar flocks manured the fields and fed on stubble.

(iv) The Konkani peasants gave Dhangars, supplies of rice in return for their services.

(v) They moved with the onset of monsoons as the sheep could not tolerate wet monsoon .