Barda tribe

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The '''Barda''' are tribal community found in the states of [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]]. They have [[scheduled tribe]] status. The community is also known as Adivasi or Khandeshi [[Bhil]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 124 to 127 Popular Prakashan</ref><ref>People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 158–162</ref>

== Origin ==

The word in the ([[Gujarati language]]) means a dweller of a hilly region, and the term Barda is now applied to members of the [[Bhil]] community who are said to have immigrated from [[Khandesh]] to [[Gujarat]] some three hundred years ago {{ Citation needed|date=October 2019}}. The community is now settled in the districts of [[Mehsana District|Mehsana]], [[Ahmedabad District|Ahmedabad]], [[Baroda]], and [[Surat District|Surat]]. They spoke [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 124 to 127 Popular Prakashan</ref>

In [[Maharashtra]], the Barda is considered to be a sub-group of the [[Bhil]] ethnic group. According to their traditions, the community descend from Sabari Bhil {{ Citation needed|date=October 2019}}, a well-known character from the [[Ramayana]]. The Bardas are concentrated in the districts of [[Dhule]], [[Jalgaon]], [[Nasik]], [[Osmanabad]], [[Sangli]], [[Kolhapur]] and [[Sholapur]]. They speak Barda bhasha, which is related to [[Marathi language|Marathi]]. Most Barda also speak [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref>People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 158–162</ref>

== Present circumstances ==
=== In Gujarat (aditya nagar) ===

The Barda are strictly endogamous and practice clan exogamy. Their major clans are the Ahir, Baria, Dangia, Gaikwad, Mali, Mori, and Thakur, all of whom intermarry. Historically, the Barda were a community of [[hunter gatherers]]. The Barda are now settled agriculturists, while many more are agricultural labourers. A few who have small pieces of land produce millets and pulses. The number of casual labourers from amongst the community.<ref>People of India Gujarat Volume XXII Part One edited by R.B Lal, S.V Padmanabham & A Mohideen page 124 to 127 Popular Prakashan</ref>

The Barda have their own tribal belief system, to which they have later added a pantheon of [[Hindu]] gods and goddesses. Like other tribal communities in west [[India]], they perform a number of folk dances and songs. Economically, they are a marginal community, and literacy levels are very low.

=== In Maharashtra ===

The Barda Bhil consist of a number of exogamous clans such as the More, Sonone, Thakre, Wagh, Gaikwad, Mali, and Phulpagare. Each of these clans is of equal status and intermarry. The community is strictly endogamous. Their traditional occupation was hunting and gathering. A small number have agricultural land, but most are landless agricultural labourers. A few are also employed by the police. The Barda Bhil have their own tribal deities such as Khanderaoji.<ref>People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 158–162</ref>

==References==
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{{Bhil Clans}}
{{Scheduled Tribes in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Bhil]]
[[Category:Social groups of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Tribal communities of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of India]]
[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Tribal communities of Maharashtra]]

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