Rabari
The Rabari people (also known as Rebari, Raikas, and Dewasi people) are an ethnic group from the Kutch region of Gujarat.[1]
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OriginEdit
The Rabari myth of origin is that Shiva put them on earth to tend to the camels owned by Parvati.[2]
DemographicsEdit
The Rabari comprise five related groups, the Debar, Gardo, Kantho, Katchi, and Ragad.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (1992). "The Raika Deomedary Breeders of Rajasthan: A Pastoral System in Crisis" (PDF). Nomadic Peoples. 30: 74–83.
- ↑ Street (2002), p. 29
- ↑ Street (2002), pp. 28-29
BibliographyEdit
- Street, Brian V. (2002), Literacy and Development: Ethnographic Perspectives, Routledge, ISBN 9781134566204
Further readingEdit
- Davidson, Robyn (November 1, 1997). Desert Places, pastoral nomads in India (the Rabari). Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-026797-6.
- Mirella Ferrera, People of the world. Published by VMB publisher 13100 Vercelli, Italy 2005
- Flavoni, Francesco D'orazi (1990). Rabari: A Pastoral Community of Kutch. Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts and Brijbasi Printers. ISBN 978-8-17107-026-8.
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