Rabari

Rabari

Rabari

Ethnic group of India

The Rabari people (also known as Rebari, Raika, Desai and Dewasi people) are a caste group from Rajasthan, Kutch region of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab of India and the Sindh province of Pakistan.[1][2]

Rabari camel warriors, Baroda State, 1890
Rabari, a caste of Camel Herders- Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)

Origin

The Rabari is camel holder warriors.[clarification needed]

According to Sigrid Westphal-Helbusch, significant migrations of Rabaris took place between 12th to 14th century, when they moved from Marwar to Sindh and Kutch. The migrations of Rabaris in fact follow similar paths as that of Rajputs and Charans, two other migrant group in this region, indicating intertwined histories. Westphal-Helbusch ascribes the goddess worship traditions of Rabaris to the Charan influence.[3]

Clans

There are reported more than two hundred clan groups found among the Rabari caste those are also known as Atak (Gotras)[4] some most important classes of Rabari clans are including, Rathore, Khatwana, Karotra, Bungor, Nar. Ozana, Saramta, Ajana, Parmer (Parmar), Makwana, Khabla, Ghagho, Nago, Bombaria, Lodha, Khapdaria, Sekha, Uchol, Lalotra, Priya, Moirab, and some other locally know clans.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (1992). "The Raika Dromedary Breeders of Rajasthan: A Pastoral System in Crisis". Nomadic Peoples. 30: 74–83 – via JSTOR.
  2. [2]
    Chaudhary, Shyam Nandan (2009). Tribal Development Since Independence. Concept Publishing Company. p. 23. ISBN 978-81-8069-622-0.
  3. [3]
    Kothiyal, Tanuja (2016-03-14). Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert. Cambridge University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-107-08031-7.
  4. [4]
    Gujarat. Popular Prakashan. 2003. p. 1158. ISBN 978-81-7991-106-8.

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