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A Nomadic community which is
interested in Roaming
Bawariya
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The word ‘Bawariya’ means, the people who roam in Hindi. 20
The Bawariya is a Hindu caste, which is found in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab in India. The tribe has a scheduled caste status in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab states. They are also known as ‘Bauria’ in Punjab. The Bawariya is considered as a community of people and not a caste, but the caste system of India puts them into the caste category. The tribe keeps away from the caste system practiced in India and still retain their original nomadic lifestyle. At present, the Bawariya Community is found in the Banda, Meerut, Manipur, Muzaffarnagar and Agra districts of the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana states of the country. Their language is Bawari, which is quite similar to the Marwari. According to a belief in Punjab,
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