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Glossary
Kharif
The autumn crop is usually harvested between September and October.
Rabi
The spring crop, usually harvested after March
Stubble
Lower ends of grain stalks left in the ground after harvesting
Customary rights
Rights that people are used to by custom and tradition
Nomads
Nomads are people who move from one location to another in order to make a living .
Pastoralists Nomads
Pastoralists Nomads are a subset of nomads; they too move from one place to another, but they’re engaged in agricultural activities to earn a living .
Kafila
The Gujjar Bakarwals are typically the ones that create these. These pastoralists create groups in their neighbourhoods, which leads to a kafila , or group of houses , coming together. They take this action to defend their herds and prevent animal attacks .
Bugyals
Bugyals are alpine pasture lands , or meadows , in a higher elevation range of the Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand , where they are called "nature’s own gardens."
Bhabar
A dry forested area below the foothills of Garhwal and Kumaun
Gujjar Bakarwal
The Bakarwal are a nomadic ethnic group better known as the Gurjar .
Deodar
is a tall, broadly conical tree with drooping branches that bears large barrel-shaped cones and is native to the Himalayas .
Maasai
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern , central , and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania .
Fodder
food , especially dried hay or straw , for cattle and other livestock .
Banjaras
were a nomadic group of people that moved around in search of suitable pasture land for their cattle.
