A thanda[1][2][3] is a clustered human settlement or community of Banjaras.[4] It is equal to a hamlet but smaller than a village, with a population of a few hundred. They are often located in rural areas (tribal areas) with jubdas[what language is this?] (huts) as shelter.[citation needed]
In the 1990s thanda were normally temporary places of living because the Bajaras were transient. However, the people are now settling permanently and have fixed dwellings. Further, the dwellings of a thanda are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.[citation needed]
Notes
- ↑ "Thanda Projects & Schemes". Banjara Thanda. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017.
- ↑ "Voice of Kondyanaik Thanda". thehansindia.com.
- ↑ Ramesh, Macharlla (30 April 2018). Tribal Education in India: A Case of Lambada Tribe in Telangana. Educreation Publishing. p. 48.
- ↑ "Banjara women invent new ways to recycle water". www.thehansindia.com.
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