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{{Short description|Ethnic group of India}}
{{Short description|Ethnic group of India}}[[File:Karmi Rabari.jpg|thumb|An elderly Rabari woman from [[Nadapa]], [[Gujarat]]]]
[[File:Karmi Rabari.jpg|thumb|An elderly Rabari woman from [[Nadapa]], [[Gujarat]]]]
[[File:Ribari, a caste of camel-men - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.345v - BL Add. 27255.jpg|thumb|Rabari, a caste of camel-herders - ''Tashrih al-aqvam'' (1825)]]{{More citations needed|date=December 2021}}
[[File:Ribari, a caste of camel-men - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825), f.345v - BL Add. 27255.jpg|thumb|Rabari, a caste of camel-herders - ''Tashrih al-aqvam'' (1825)]]
The '''Rabari''' people (also known as Rebari, Raikas, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the [[Kutch district|Kutch]] region of Gujarat.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Köhler-Rollefson|author-link=Ilse Kohler-Rollefson|first=Ilse|date=1992|title=The Raika Deomedary Breeders of Rajasthan: A Pastoral System in Crisis|url=https://iuaes.org/downloads/comm/cnp/journal/The_Raika_Dromedary_Breeders_of_Rajasthan_I_KohlerRollefson.pdf|journal=Nomadic Peoples|volume=30|pages=74–83}}</ref>  
 
The '''Rabari''' people are an ethnic group of primarily India. They are also known as Rebari, Raikas, and Dewasi.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Köhler-Rollefson|author-link=Ilse Kohler-Rollefson|first=Ilse|date=1992|title=The Raika Deomedary Breeders of Rajasthan: A Pastoral System in Crisis|url=https://iuaes.org/downloads/comm/cnp/journal/The_Raika_Dromedary_Breeders_of_Rajasthan_I_KohlerRollefson.pdf|journal=Nomadic Peoples|volume=30|pages=74–83}}</ref> They tend to be [[pastoralism|pastoralists]] and are in north, central, and western states of India such as [[Gujarat]], [[Rajasthan]], and [[Punjab]], as well as [[Sindh]] in Pakistan.


== Origin ==
== Origin ==
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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
In the semi-desert [[Kutch|Kachchh]] region of Gujarat and the [[pastoralism|pastoralist]]s are the most significant of the [[pastoralism|pastoralist]] communities. In these areas they comprise five related groups, the Debar, Gardo, Kantho, Katchi, and Ragad.{{sfnp|Street|2002|pp=28-29|ps=}}
The Rabari comprise five related groups, the Debar, Gardo, Kantho, Katchi, and Ragad.{{sfnp|Street|2002|pp=28-29|ps=}}


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


'''Bibliography'''
== Bibliography ==
*{{citation |title=Literacy and Development: Ethnographic Perspectives |first=Brian V. |last=Street |publisher=Routledge |year=2002 |isbn=9781134566204 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HvaCAgAAQBAJ}}
*{{citation |title=Literacy and Development: Ethnographic Perspectives |first=Brian V. |last=Street |publisher=Routledge |year=2002 |isbn=9781134566204 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HvaCAgAAQBAJ}}


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[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Maldhari communities]]
[[Category:Maldhari communities]]
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Latest revision as of 08:48, 23 December 2021

An elderly Rabari woman from Nadapa, Gujarat
Rabari, a caste of camel-herders - Tashrih al-aqvam (1825)

The Rabari people (also known as Rebari, Raikas, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the Kutch region of Gujarat.[1]

Origin[edit]

The Rabari myth of origin is that Shiva put them on earth to tend to the camels owned by Parvati.[2]

Demographics[edit]

The Rabari comprise five related groups, the Debar, Gardo, Kantho, Katchi, and Ragad.[3]

References[edit]

  1. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (1992). "The Raika Deomedary Breeders of Rajasthan: A Pastoral System in Crisis" (PDF). Nomadic Peoples. 30: 74–83.
  2. Street (2002), p. 29
  3. Street (2002), pp. 28-29

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