Gadaria

The Gadaria or Gadariya (also known as Baghela, Pal[1], Gadri,[2][3]Gayri,[2] or Gayari[3]) is an ethnic group that was traditionally involved professionally in livestock breeding, especially sheep.[4]

The name is derived from the old Hindi word Gadar, which means sheep.[5]

The Gurjars also have herds along with cattle and it is believed that over time the Gurjars who remained shepherds became a different caste named Gadaria.[6]

References
  1. "Who are the Gadaria?". People Groups of India. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. Census of India, 1921: Rajputana and Ajmer-Merwara, Part III Administrative Volume. 1921. p. Appendix L, pg xxi.
  3. Mehta, S. C.; Vij, P. K.; Nivsarkar, A. E.; Sahai, R. (1995). "Sheep husbandry practices in Sonadi and Malpura breeding tract". Indian Journal of Small Ruminants. 1: 1–7.
  4. Sharma, V.P.; Köhler-Rollefson, I (2003). Pastoralism in India: A scoping study. Ahmedabad: Centre for Management in Agriculture, IIM (Indian Institute of Management). S2CID 67805358.
  5. Ghurye, G.S. (2008). Caste and race in India (5th ed.). Bombay: Popular Prakashan. p. 32. ISBN 9788171542055. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. editors, B. K. Sharma, Seema Kulshreshtha, Asad R. Rahmani (2011). Faunal heritage of Rajasthan, India general background and ecology of vertebrates. Springer. p. 218. ISBN 9781461408000. Retrieved 7 August 2016.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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