Sahariya Tribe

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• The Sahariya were always bedevilled by malnutrition but the recent soaring food prices have made them extremely vulnerable.

About Sahariya Tribe

• Location:
  • The Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya is an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh and some districts of Rajasthan.
• Particularly vulnerable tribal group:
  • They are classified as particularly vulnerable tribal groups.
• Social Life:
  • They consider everyone in an endogamous group to be brother and sister; marriages have to be arranged from other clans.
• Governing council:
  • The Sahariya community considers every adult member part of a governing council which is headed by a patel.
• Economy:
  • The Sahariyas are expert woodsmen and forest product gatherers.
  • They are particularly skilled in making catechu from Khair trees.

Source: DTE