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The '''Nomadic Tribes''' and [[Denotified tribes of India|Denotified Tribes]] consist of about 60 million people in [[India]], out of which about five million live in the state of [[Maharashtra]]. There are 315 Nomadic Tribes and 198 Denotified Tribes.<br />
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A large section of the Nomadic pastoralist tribes are known as ''vimukta jatis'' or 'free/ liberated jatis' because they were classed as such under the [[Criminal Tribes Act|Criminal Tribes Act 1871]], enacted under [[British rule in India]].<br />
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After [[Partition of India|Indian Independence]], this act was repealed by the [[Government of India]] in 1952. In Maharashtra, these people are not been included in the list of [[Scheduled Tribes]] due to historical circumstances, but are listed as [[Scheduled Castes]] or "Nomadic Tribes".<ref name="motiraj_maharashtra">Motiraj Rathod, [http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/india_tribes.html Denotified and Nomadic Tribes in Maharashtra] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205032326/http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/india_tribes.html |date=2009-02-05 }}</ref> The tribes designated as "[[Denotified tribes of India|Denotified]]", "Nomadic" or "Semi-Nomadic" are eligible for [[reservation in India]].<ref>{{cite journal<br />
| author = Neelabh Mishra<br />
| date = 2018-10-06<br />
| title = A Little Carvanserai<br />
| journal = [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]<br />
| volume = 248<br />
| issue = 140<br />
| pages = 314<br />
}}</ref><ref>[http://www.firstfoundation.in/socio_casteslist_Maha.htm List of Castes - Maharashtra State] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129201627/http://www.firstfoundation.in/socio_casteslist_Maha.htm |date=2010-01-29 }}</ref><br />
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The Government of India established the National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribes in 2005 to study the developmental aspects of such tribes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncdnsnt.gov.in/|title=About Us|work=National Commission for De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic tribes|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=12 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303030624/http://ncdnsnt.gov.in/|archivedate=3 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Denotified tribes of India]]<br />
* [[Nomads of India]]<br />
* [[Nomadic peoples of Europe]]<br />
* [[Rajasthani people]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140303030624/http://ncdnsnt.gov.in/ National Commission for denotified, Nomadic & Semi-nomadic Tribes, Official website] ''[[Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]]''<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zirn1H4vE0Y "Jaisalmer Ayo! Gateway of the Gypsies"] sheds light on the lifestyle, culture and politics of nomadic life in Rajasthan as it follows<br />
a group of snake charmers, storytellers, musicians, artists and blacksmiths as they make their way across the Thar Desert to Jaisalmer.<br />
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