Banjara Community
- March 28, 2023
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Banjara Community
Subject :Geography
Section: Economic and Human Geography
Concept :
- The people of Banjara community, who fall under the SC (Touchable) category, had gathered to take a protest march from Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Circle to the Taluk Office in the town, arguing that internal reservation divides SC community.
Banjara Community:
- The Banjara community consists of various groups found throughout India, with a significant population in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka.
- They have settled in permanent settlements called Tandas, abandoning their nomadic lifestyle.
- The Banjara people speak GorBoli, also known as Lambadi, which belongs to the Indo-Aryan group of languages and has no script.
- Teej is a festival celebrated by young unmarried Banjara girls in Shravanam (August), where they pray for a good groom.
- Fire dance and Chari are traditional dance forms of the Banjara people.
About SanthSevalal Maharaj:
- SanthSevalal Maharaj is a social reformer and spiritual teacher of the Banjara community.
- He travelled across the country with his Ladeniya Troup to serve forest dwellers and nomadic tribes.
- Maharaj possessed excellent skills and knowledge in Ayurveda and Naturopathy, enabling him to dispel myths and superstitions prevalent in tribal communities.