Gaddis

For the surname, see Gaddis (surname).

The Gaddi is a semi-pastoral tribe living mainly in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. The Gaddi live mainly in the Bharmour region of Himachal Pradesh.

A group of Gaddi shepherds

Gaddi herd of sheep and goats, Bharmour

According to the 2011 Census of India, the Gaddi population was 1,78,130 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.^[1]

Gaddis' traditional practices and habits are changing rapidly with India's modernisation.^[2]

Gallery

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  Gaddi woman mowing, Alfred Hallett c. 1980
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  Gaddi men near Dharamshala, 1980
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  Gaddi artisans at Suraj Kund fest

References

1. "Statistical Profile of Scheduled Tribes in India" (PDF). Registrar of Census, Government of India. p. 170. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. Simpson, Nikita (29 May 2023). "Ghar ki tension: domesticity and distress in India's aspiring middle class". Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. 29 (3): 573–592. doi:10.1111/1467-9655.13956. ISSN 1359-0987.

Further reading

• Verma, V. 1996. Gaddis of Dhauladhar: A Transhumant Tribe of the Himalayas. Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi.

External links

• Gabdika.com