Pastoralists are communities of people who depend on livestock as the way of their livelihood. Pastoralists in most cases are among marginalized communities and are very few in number.
Dhangars were the important pastoralists in Maharashtra.
one lives on a mountain, one on a plateau
difference between Indian and afferican pastrolists
grasslands
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Perhaps you mean pastoralists who are sheep and cattle farmers.
Pastoralists primarily rely on herding and managing animals for their livelihood, while cultivators who have domesticated animals focus on both raising animals and farming crops to sustain themselves. Pastoralists are more nomadic in nature, following their animals to different grazing areas, while cultivators tend to have more permanent settlements and may rotate their crops and animals.
They used to practice -shifting cultivation
forest acts passed by the colonial government did not permit the pastoralists to any access to the forests. Accordingly, their movenments were checked severely. They could stay in forests for limited time
¢Under colonial rule (occupation by immigrants from a different territory) in a place of indigenous people (India and Africa) leading a pastoral life, the life of Pastoralists changed dramatically.¢The grazing grounds of the Pastoralists shrank because of the domination of colonial people who lead a metropolis living.¢The movements of pastoralists was regulated and the taxes they had to pay increased considerably and imposition of new laws created a lot of problems for the pastoralists.¢The livestock and agricultural stock also declined and the trades and crafts were adversely affected as the life style got mordernised.¢The pastoral class become a neglected class causing severe damage to economy creating disparities among the society.
kute bhag ja yaha se
the market economy.