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=> The Sahariya were always bedevilled by malnutrition but the recent soaring food prices have made them extremely vulnerable.

About Sahariya Tribe:

=> Location: The Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya is an ethnic group in the state of Madhya Pradesh and some districts of Rajasthan.

=> Particularly vulnerable tribal group: They are classified as particularly vulnerable tribal groups.

=> Social Life: They consider everyone in an endogamous group to be brother and sister; marriages have to be arranged from other clans.

=> Governing council: The Sahariya community considers every adult member part of a governing council which is headed by a patel.

=> Economy: The Sahariyas are expert woodsmen and forest product gatherers. They are particularly skilled in making catechu from Khair trees.

By: ASRAF UDDIN AHMED