Term, or title of Pastoralist and animal husbandry castes in Gujarat
Maldhari grazing buffaloes
Ethnicity
Koli people
Kathi people
Charan
Bharwad
Rabari
Location
Gujarat
Daman and Diu
Sindh
Population
8,400 (2007)
Language
Koli
Gujarati
Hindi
Sindhi
English
Religion
Hindu
Islam
Surnames
Patel
The Maldhari is a occupational term or title used by several herdsmen or animal husbandry castes such as Koli,[1] Kathi, Charan, Rabari and Bharwad in Kutch district of Gujarat, India.[2] The Gir Forest National Park is home to around 8,400 Maldharis as of 2007.[3]
^Ganguly, Varsha (2005). "Displacement, Rehabilitation and Resettlement: The Case of Maldhari Families of Gir Forest". Sociological Bulletin. 54 (1): 3–17: The Maldhari in Gir are Kolis who are dependent on animal husbandry and farming for. ISSN 0038-0229. JSTOR 23620582.
^Chaudhury, Sukant K. (2013-12-31). Readings in Indian Sociology: Volume VII: Sociology of Environment. New Delhi, India, Asia: SAGE Publications. pp. Maldhari is occupational term used for pastoralist and animal husbender castes such as Koli, Kathi, Charan, Rabari and Bharwad in Kutch of the state. ISBN 978-81-321-1841-1.
^Rupam Jain Nair (2007-01-21), Rights gained by the Maldhari tribe over the Gir forest, Reuters, retrieved 2012-02-23
The Maldhari is a occupational term or title used by several herdsmen or animal husbandry castes such as Koli, Kathi, Charan, Rabari and Bharwad in Kutch...
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invasion of the Prosopis juliflora shrub, and encroachment and grazing by the Maldhari. Conservation efforts since 1969 have helped boost the animal's population...
from the original on 15 May 2020. Berwick, M. (1990). "The Ecology of the Maldhari Graziers in the Gir Forest, India". In Daniel, J. C.; Serrao, J. S. (eds...
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states of Gujarat and Rajasthan. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch. Halaypotra Hingorja...
province of Sindh in Pakistan. They are one of a number of communities of Maldhari pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch.[citation needed] v...
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where human activity is not allowed. In the surrounding sanctuary only Maldharis have the right to take their livestock for grazing. Lions inhabit remnant...
Sankranti every year until the next fourth or fifth Sunday of the month. Maldhari' is important for business and cultural exchange. It starts from Maha Shivaratri...
Pakistani Punjab Dhangar found in Maharashtra, MP Gaddi of Himachal Pradesh Maldhari of Gujarat Muslim Gaddi Gaderia in UP and MP Ghosi Gurjar found in North...
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Charan (IAST: Cāraṇ; Sanskrit: चारण; Gujarati: ચારણ; Sindhi: چارڻ; IPA: cɑːrəɳə) is a caste in South Asia natively residing in the Rajasthan and Gujarat...
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is considered an Other Backward Class by the Indian government. Matwa Maldhari Gujarati Qureshi Mutwa "OBC Reservation to Muslim Minorities". pib.gov...
communities. He served it as head for the rest of his life. He worked with the Maldhari community of Gir. Medha Patkar worked for SETU and during that time became...
original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018. "A Dastangoi twist to the Maldhari story". dna. 4 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December...
boundaries are clear, and there is no intermarriage with neighbouring Muslim Maldhari communities like the Juneja, Royma and Ker. Each of their clans are of...
tribal regions of Saurashtra. She founded the Maldhari Sangh in 1950 to address the problem of Maldhari people during the famine in Saurashtra. She was...
on the novel by Dhruv Bhatt. The play focuses on the existence of the Maldharis (animal breeders), who live within the Gir forest, the last home of the...
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