Jaunsari people

The Jaunsari are a small community found in Uttarakhand, northern India, more specifically in the Jaunsar-Bawar region of the western portion of the state in Garhwal Division. They speak the Jaunsari language which is an Indo-Aryan language.[1]

Jaunsari
Regions with significant populations
Jaunsar-Bawar, Uttarakhand
Languages
Jaunsari, Hindi
Religion
Predominantly:

Related ethnic groups
Indo-Aryan peoples

Jaunsari is a generic term for many communities including Khasa and Dom. Under khasas comes Brahmin, Rajput and under Dom comes Bajgi, Luhar and Kolta. They were granted Scheduled Tribes in 1967 by government of India.[2]

Culture

Jaunsari community reveres ‘Mahasu Devta’ which is principal deity of Jaunsari tribes. Dance and music are integral part of Jaunsari culture. During festival both men and women dance in the rhythm of folk music. Local people perform folk dances such as Barada Nati, Harul and Raso. Fair like Magh Mela and Bissu held which mark the harvesting period.[3][4]

References
  1. "Jaunsari". euttarakhand. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. Mann, K. (1996). Tribal Women: On the Threshold of Twenty-first Century. ISBN 9788185880884. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  3. "Jaunsari Culture: Occult and Mysticism". euttarakhand. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. "For one region in Uttarakhand, Diwali is still a month away". dailyo. 20 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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