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Thursday, September 3, 2009

DHANGAR...Shepherds of Maharashtra !

DHANGARS...

This rhobst caste-cluster once survived and flourished as shepherds, buffalo, cattle and horse keepers and weavers, the pastoralists among them mapping immense and intricate patterns of movement in search of pasturelands.


History, myth and legand apart, today, though the dhangar caste-clusters are still spread throughout Maharashtra and parts of adjoining states, much of their traditional way of life and occupation has been altered.

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