Question

Which of the following pastoral communities may have experienced difficulties in the procurement of grazing lands after the partition of India and Pakistan?

• A. Raikas
• B. Gollas
• C. Dhangars
• D. Gujjar Bakarwals

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A Raikas
D Gujjar Bakarwals

After 1947, the new political boundaries between India and Pakistan prevented the movement of camel and sheep herders like the Raikas of Rajasthan into the Sindh region, where they usually grazed their herds on the banks of the Indus. The pastoral communities like the Gujjar Bakarwals, Sherpas, and the Kinnauris, living near the border may also have faced difficulties due to mass migration of people between India and Pakistan.