The Dungri Garasia are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. They have scheduled tribe status.
Origin
The word Dungri literally hills and Garasia means a clearer of forest in the Rajasthani dialect. According to their traditions, this community of Bhils migrated from Mewar about three hundred years ago[citation needed] to escape the Muslim forces attacking the Maharana Pratap. They are now found in the taluks of Meghraj, Bhiloda, Vijaynagar, and Khed Brahma taheshil, Gujarat, where the community still speaks vagdi.[1]
Present circumstances
Gujarat
In Gujarat, the Adivasi dungri garasia are an endogamous community. They consists of two sub-divisions, the Bhagat and Sansari, who do not intermarry. These sub-divisions in turn consist of clans, which are exogamous. The major clan groupings are the Balat, Kharadi, Pandor, Parmar, Moria, Damor, Gameti,Ninama,Taral, Bhagora, Suvera, Joshiyara, Asari and Katara.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lal, R. B; Padmanabham, S. V.; Mohideen, A., eds. (2003). People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One. Popular Prakashan. pp. 222–225. ISBN 9788179911044.