Gawaria (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Gawaria are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are also known as Kalenra.The Gawaria are community are a sub-group within the larger Banjara community of India. According to their own traditions, the community is descended from three brothers, Tapasvi Singh, Lakhi Singh and Bhumi Singh. These brothers lost their land, and took to peddling goods and services. The Gawaria were a nomadic community, travelling throughout North India selling their wares. With the building of the railways in the 19th Century, the Gawaria had to abandon their traditional occupation. The community is now settled on the outskirts of villages and towns involved in wage labour, petty trade and the scrap business. They are distributed all over North India, in particular in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. They speak the Marwari language, although most also understand Hindi.