1. Even today the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are great herders of goat and sheep.
2. Many of them migrated to this region in the nineteenth century in search of pasture for their animals.
3. Gradually over the decades they established themselves in the area, and moved annually between their summer and winter grazing grounds.
4. In winter when the high mountains were covered with snow they lived with their herds in the low hills of the Siwalik range. The dry scrub forests have provided pasture for their herds.
5. By the end of April they began their northern march for their summer grazing grounds.
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Gujjar Bakerwal is the largest Muslim tribe in India and the third-largest ethnic community in the Indian part of Jammu and Kashmir. As a nomadic tribe, they spread over a large area from Pir Panjal to Zanskar located in the Himalayan mountains of India to the Hindukush mountains of Afghanistan.
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1. Even today the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are great herders of goat and sheep.
2. Many of them migrated to this region in the nineteenth century in search of pasture for their animals.
3. Gradually over the decades they established themselves in the area, and moved annually between their summer and winter grazing grounds.
4. In winter when the high mountains were covered with snow they lived with their herds in the low hills of the Siwalik range. The dry scrub forests have provided pasture for their herds.
5. By the end of April they began their northern march for their summer grazing grounds.