Gwala (cowherd groups)
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Gwala (cowherd groups) are traditional pastoral communities in India primarily engaged in cattle herding and dairy-related occupations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gwala | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
occupational community
ⓘ
pastoral community ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
expansion of cooperative dairies
ⓘ
modernization of dairy industry ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnimal |
cattle
ⓘ
cow ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
small-scale dairy farming ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Krishna cowherd traditions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicSector |
dairy sector
ⓘ
livestock sector ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
grazing cattle
ⓘ
milking cows ⓘ selling milk and milk products ⓘ |
| ethnographicCategory |
cattle-keeping communities
ⓘ
pastoralists ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
East India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North India NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Central India ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryOccupation |
cattle herding
ⓘ
dairy production ⓘ milk selling ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle |
rural village-based herding
ⓘ
semi-nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| knowledgeDomain |
indigenous cattle management
ⓘ
local breeding practices ⓘ traditional milk processing techniques ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Hindi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
dairy value chain
ⓘ
local milk markets ⓘ |
| locatedIn | India ⓘ |
| occupationalStatus | traditional ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional rural economy of India ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Ahir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gwal ⓘ Gwala caste ⓘ Yadav NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Hindu ⓘ |
| socialIdentityBasedOn | occupation with cows and milk ⓘ |
| socialRole |
cowherd
ⓘ
milk supplier ⓘ |
| termMeaning | cowherd in several Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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