Dungri Garasia

The Dungri Garasia are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community found in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. They have scheduled tribe status.

Origin

The word Dungri literally means hills and Garasia means a clearer of forest in the Rajasthani dialect. According to their traditions, this community of Bhils migrated from Mewar about three hundred years ago, to escape the Mughal forces attacking the Maharana Pratap.

Present circumstances

Gujarat

In Gujarat, the Dungri Garasia are an endogamous community. They consists of two sub-divisions, the Bhagat and Sansari, who do not intermarry. These sub-divisions in turn consist of clans, which are exogamous. The major clan groupings are the Pandor, Parmar, Moria, Damor, Gameti, Taral, Bhagora,Katara, gelat, kharadi, Menat ,Limbat, Ninama, Bodat and Asari .[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lal, R. B; Padmanabham, S. V.; Mohideen, A., eds. (2003). People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One. Popular Prakashan. pp. 222–225. ISBN 9788179911044.
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