Gaddis
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The Gaddi is a semi-pastoral community which has been given the status of Scheduled Tribe by the Government of India. They mainly live in the high remote areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir in India.
PopulationEdit
According to the 2011 Census of India, the Gaddi population was 178,130 in Himachal Pradesh and 46,489 in Jammu Kashmir. The Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh had an adult sex ratio of 1014 and literacy rate of 73.3, whereas those of Jammu and Kashmir had a sex ratio of 953 and literacy of 53.5. reservation system.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
TraditionEdit
Gaddis' traditional practices and habits are changing rapidly with India's modernisation.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> In 2024, an exhibit "Journey across the Himalayas" was held in New Delhi, sharing about Gaddis' way of life and modernity.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
GalleryEdit
- Gaddi woman cutting grass c. 1980.jpg
Gaddi woman mowing, Alfred Hallett Template:Circa
- Gaddi village men with hookah, on mountain path, 1980.jpg
Gaddi men near Dharamshala, 1980
- Gaddi artisans at Suraj Kund fest.jpg
Gaddi artisans at Suraj Kund fest
- Gaddi Couple 1940.jpg
Gaddi Couple
ReferencesEdit
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Further readingEdit
- Verma, V. 1996. Gaddis of Dhauladhar: A Transhumant Tribe of the Himalayas. Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi.