Bakarwals are a nomadic Muslim community. The brutal rape and killing of a minor girl have rocked the nation. What is even more shocking is the subsequent development that took place after the accused ...

Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a public rally in Rajouri district(PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that a committee that was set up to examine quota benefits has recommended ...

A nomadic pastoralist family near Tarsar Lake. This area is of very great significance for them as it is known for its lush-green meadows (Zafar Dar) Mohammad Yousuf Khattana – a septuagenarian from ...

But when it snows in May and untimely rains are the new normal, pastoral communities suffer in more ways than we can imagine.

Each year as the winter wanes in Kashmir’s meadows, a timeless journey sets itself in motion on the plains of Jammu. Families of Bakarwal nomads and their livestock—sheep, goats and buffalo—are ready ...

Each year, as the snow melts, streams brim over and meadows return to life, Bakarwal pastoralists begin a long march from the lower reaches of Jammu to the alpine pastures of Kashmir. These keepers of ...

The Bakarwals are part of a 3.4-million-strong nomad community in Jammu and Kashmir In Indian-administered Kashmir, a nomadic tribe is struggling to maintain its traditional lifestyle in the face of ...

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"After the abrogation of 370A, the process for reservation has been cleared. Justice Sharma's commission has sent the report and recommended reservation for Gujjar, Bakarwal and Pahari communities and ...

In this photo by Dar Yasin, a Kashmiri Bakarwal woman leads a herd of horses near Peer Ki Gali, in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. Bakarwals are nomadic herders of Jammu-Kashmir state who ...