Banjara

banjara tribes in andhra pradesh.

1. BANJARA TRIBE

2. Introduction: The Banjara (also called Lambani , Vanjara and Gormati ) are a community usually described as nomadic people from the Indian state of Rajasthan , now spread out all over Indian subcontinent . They have spread to Andhra Pradesh , Haryana , Karnataka , Maharashtra , Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and other states of India. The sanskrit bi-word Vana chara transliterated as "Forest wanderers”. Their primitive role in Indian Society -Forest wood collectors and distributers

3. Clothing : Women are known to wear colourful and beautiful costumes.They use mirror chips and often coins to decorate it.Their customs, language and dress indicate they originated from Rajasthan Kanchalli Phetiya Ohrni (wrapper)

4. Gugri Bhuria Topli Ghumto Haiti - necklaces Jewellery

5. Girdles (ornament worn around waist)-Jahrli Anklets - Kalda Toe ring - Chutki

6. Married woman wear ivory bangles between the elbow and the shoulder . ivory bangles are worn by the girls between the wrist and the elbow Flaps attached to blouse - Karya Karya not found in unmarried women

7. A widowed woman is bound to remove karya gugri

8. After the marriage was consummated the groom gives a square silver pendant (tali, bottu) to the bride. A new one is added with every child birth. Finally, all of them are melted to a single big pendant which serves as a visible proof of the fruitful marriage . The kodi sadak, a long ribbon with cowries stitched on it which dangles down a skirt from the waist

9. Interview -1 Mrs. Kausalya Founder of Banjara Seva Samiti

10. Images from her Family Album

11. Images from her Family Album

12. Images from her Family Album

13. Rani Bai was interested in Hand Embroidery from childhood and pursued it as a hobby. As soon as she came back from school she used to start working on Bags and Ghagra cholis. Cholis were priced at Rs.25 per piece and the Ghagra was Rs.50 per piece. She managed to make 4 Ghagra Choli sets in day as she started working fast. After she got married she started her own business with 1 single machine. Then she went on to give Training to girls. Presently she has an experience of 35 years. Interview - 2 Mrs. Rani Bai

14. Work on Cushion Covers

15. Banjara work on the Diwan Set

16. Banjara mirror work on the Purse

17. Manual for Teaching the students

18. Rani Bai involves in the Banjara Women welfare association

19. Rani Bai teaching the girls at the workshop

20. Embroidery Workshops conducted in Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar

21. Thank you - Bhanu Sachdeva Tripti Malve Anusha Maradani Nuzhat Jahan Shefalika Turaka Srishti Anand Shrishty Vaishali