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'''Garasia''' (also spelled '''Girasia''')<ref name="TribalRajasthan">{{cite book |title=Tribal Rajasthan: Sunshine on the Aravali |date=1992 |publisher=Himanshu Publications |location=Udaipur }}</ref> is a tribe inhabiting the [[States of India|Indian states]] of [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Grasias, Also Called Kshatriya Grasias|last=Dave|first=P.C.|publisher=Bharatiya Adimjati Sevak Sangh|year=1960|location=Delhi}}</ref>{{rp|v}} Garasiya settlements are found in the Rajasthan districts of [[Pali district|Pali]], [[Sirohi district|Sirohi]], [[Udaipur district|Udaipur]] and [[Dungarpur district|Dungarpur]], and the Gujarat districts of [[Sabarkantha district|Sabarkantha]] and [[Banaskantha district|Banaskantha]].<ref name=":0" />{{rp|v}}

== Social order ==
Present-day Garasias are characterised by several social divisions with well-defined relationships. These divisions have appeared out of situations of culture contact and acculturation. Further, group heterogeneity also supports a stratified order. Constant contact with others like [[Bhil people|Bhils]] and [[Hindus]] has led to several changes in the social order of this tribe. Today Garasias are divided into [[Rajput Garasia|Rajput]] Garasia, [[Dungri Garasia|Dungri]] Garasia and [[Bhil Garasia|Bhil]] Garasia.{{sfnp|Mann|1993|p=103|ps=}}{{sfnp|Mann|Mann|1989|pp=81-82|ps=}}

== See also ==

* [[Molesalam Rajput|Molesalam Girasia]], a Muslim community

== References ==
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'''Bibliography'''
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* {{citation |title=Culture and Integration of Indian Tribes |last=Mann |first=Rann Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7BBAYDfoAIC |isbn=978-8-18588-003-7 |publisher=M. D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |year=1993}}
* {{citation|title=Tribal Cultures and Change |first1=Rann Singh |last1=Mann |first2=K. |last2=Mann |publisher=Mittal Publications |year=1989 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q29TcbHrMfUC}}

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== Further reading ==
*{{cite book |title=Identity, Gender, and Poverty: New Perspectives on Caste and Tribe in Rajasthan |first=Maya |last=Unnithan-Kumar |publisher=Berghahn Books |year=1997 |isbn=978-1-57181-918-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9ktWLud0oIC}}
*{{Ethnologue18|gra|Garasia, Rajput}}
*{{Ethnologue18|gas|Garasia, Adiwasi}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090221050423/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/12/stories/2009021253620500.htm Garasia tribals pledge to shun liquor]

[[Category:Sirohi district]]
[[Category:Pali district]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Gujarat]]


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