Banjara people

Indian nomadic tribes Ethnic group BanjaraबंजाराRegions with significant populations IndiaLanguagesLambadiReligionHinduism The Banjara (also Lambāda pronunciationⓘ or Lamāna[citation needed]) are nomadic tribes found in India. Their native language is Lambadi. Etymology The Gor usually refer to themselves as Banjaras and outsiders as Kor, but this usage does not extend outside their own community. A related usage is Gor Mati or Gormati, meaning "own people". Motiraj Rathod believes that the community became known as banjara from around the fourteenth century AD and previously had some association with the Laman, who claim a 3,000-year history. Historian Irfan Habib believes the origin of banjara lies in the Sanskrit word variously rendered as vanij, vanik, and banik, as does the name of the Bania caste, which historically was India's "pre-eminent" trading community. However, according to the author B. G. Halbar, the word banjara is derived from the Sanskrit vana chara. The group is known by different names in different parts of the country, including Gor Banjara, Baladiya, Gor, Gour Rajput, Rajput Banjara, Ladaniya, Labana, Nayak,[citation needed] Gawaria, etc. Desp