Current Impacts to Indigenous Nomadic Peoples of South Asia

The indigenous nomadic peoples of South Asia - including Baluch, Banjara, Bhil, Charan, Gujar, Jat, and Nandiwalla - have traditionally occupied a unique place within the larger South Asian society. Often subsisting on the outskirts of major society, they have played an essential role in the larger economic and social functioning of South Asian society. Traditionally the indigenous nomadic peoples of South Asia have practiced camel breeding, pastoralism, camel driving, buffalo breeding, merchantilism, and farming, as well as a wide variety of social and economic occupations. Today, however, a variety of impacts are disrupting this traditional lifeway pattern.

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Contributor: Peter Jones
Published Date: May 8, 2008