The Gujjar Tribe of Jammu & Kashmir

About the Book The Gujjars and Bakerwal are two name of one tribe popularly known as Gujjars in Indian subcontinent. Since they have been a nomadic tribe over centuries are getting permanently settled in colonies and places, a collection of their History, Culture and Folk-lore becomes all the more important and essential for them. This job has been performed by various scholars from time to time. In the Himalayan regions, Gujjar is considered an important and historical tribe .This tribe has ruled over many princely states in northern India for hundreds of years and left their imprints in the Himalayan ranges and inscribed them in such a way that they could not be destroyed even after thousands of years. The legacy of Gujjars is as old as their identity.

This book is about the origin, History and Culture of Gujjars. The life of Gujjars, who live Nomadic life today reflected in this book. A brief introduction of states of Northern India once ruled by Gujjars is also included in this book.

The State of Jammu and Kashmir was the advent of Gurjars during 9th and 10th century A.D. This was the period when Islam was spreading in northern India. According to historians there are 4 major reasons for settling of Gujjars in Jammu and Kashmir.

About the Author Dr Javaid Rahi is a prolific writer and researcher and he is a prominent name in tribal circles of the state. Born in September 1970 at Poonch, Dr. Rahi did his Ph.D from University of Jammu. He has been awarded the Best Book Award in 1999 in Gojri language by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages.

Dr. Rahi is the Chief Editor of the Gojri wing of the State Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. Dr. Javaid Rahi is a renowned researcher, and poet of Gojri and Urdu languages. He has authored one dozen books in Gojri and Urdu on history, culture and folk lore of Gujjars. Dr Rahi has headed various prestigious research projects including Encyclopedia of Himalayan Gujjars, Folklore Dictionary of Gujjar Tribe, and Hindi-Gojri Dictionary Project.

Dr Rahi has been a member of the jury of Bhasha Samman in Gojri of National Academy of Letters `Sahitya Akademi' New Delhi. He has attended a number of national and international seminars and conferences on tribals. His write-ups are regularly published in reputed newspapers.

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