Katkari people

Katkari
Katkari at a brick kiln
Total population
304,073
Regions with significant populations
 India
Maharashtra285,334
Gujarat13,632
Rajasthan4,833
Karnataka274
Languages
Marathi • Katkari
Religion
Hinduism

The Katkari also called Kathodi,[1][2][3] are an Indian tribe from Maharashtra. They have been categorised as a Scheduled tribe.[4] They are bilingual, speaking the Katkari language, a dialect of the Marathi-Konkani languages, with each other; they speak Marathi with the Marathi speakers, who are a majority in the populace where they live.[5][nb 1] In Maharashtra the Katkari have been designated a Particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), along with two other groups included in this sub-category: the Madia Gond and the Kolam.[6][7][8] In the case of the Katkari this vulnerability derives from their history as a nomadic, forest-dwelling people listed by the British Raj under the Criminal Tribes Act of 1871,[9] a stigma that continues to this day.[10][11][12]

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  2. ^ Ministry of Tribal Affairs (2011). Annual Report. New Delhi: Government of India.
  3. ^ Jagan Karade (July 2008). Development of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in India. Cambridge Scholars Pub. ISBN 978-1-84718-606-5. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  4. ^ Heredia, R. and Rahul Srivastava (1994). Tribal Identity and Minority Status: The Kathkari Nomads in Transition. New Delhi: Concept Publications.
  5. ^ K. S. Singh (2004). People of India: Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. p. 965. ISBN 978-81-7991-101-3. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ Robin D. Tribhuwan (1 January 2004). Health Of Primitive Tribes. Discovery Publishing House. p. 76. ISBN 978-81-7141-903-6. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  7. ^ "TRIBAL SUB-PLAN AREA (TSP AREA)". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  8. ^ Laxmikanth. Governance In India. McGraw-Hill Education (India) Pvt Limited. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-0-07-107466-7. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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  10. ^ Bokil, M. (12 January 2002). "De-notified and Nomadic Tribes: A Perspective". Economic and Political Weekly: 148–54.
  11. ^ Heredia, R. and R. Srivastava (1994). Tribal Identify and Minority Status. New Delhi: Concept Publications.
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference Buckles&Khedkar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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