Garasia

Garasia (also spelled Girasia) is a Scheduled Tribe living in the forest areas of the Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat. They are divided into Rajput Garasia (because of claiming descent from the Rajputs), Dungri Garasia and Bhil Garasia.

They are based mainly in the Pali, Sirohi and Udaipur districts of Rajasthan.

Social order

Present-day Garasias are characterised by several social divisions with well-defined relationships. These divisions have appeared out of situations of culture contact and acculturation. Further, group heterogeneity also supports a stratified order. Constant contact with others like Bhils and Hindus has led to several changes in the social order of this tribe. Today Garasias are divided into Rajput Garasia, Dungri Garasia and Bhil Garasia.^[1][2]

See also

• Molesalam Girasia, a Muslim community

References

Citations

1. Mann (1993), p. 103
2. Mann & Mann (1989), pp. 81-82

Bibliography

• Mann, Rann Singh (1993), Culture and Integration of Indian Tribes, M. D. Publications Pvt. Ltd., ISBN 978-8-18588-003-7
• Mann, Rann Singh; Mann, K. (1989), Tribal Cultures and Change, Mittal Publications

Further reading

• Unnithan-Kumar, Maya (1997). Identity, Gender, and Poverty: New Perspectives on Caste and Tribe in Rajasthan. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-918-5.
• Garasia, Rajput at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
• Garasia, Adiwasi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

External links

• Garasia tribals pledge to shun liquor