Langha (tribe)

Not to be confused with the Langah and Lango tribes in Pakistan.

Langha musicians

The Langha are a Muslim community^{[ clarification needed ]} found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat in India. ^{[1] [2] [3]} They are unrelated to the Langah clan of southern Punjab province in Pakistan. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Jhala, Jayasinhji (19 July 2018). Genealogy, Archive, Image: Interpreting Dynastic History in Western India, c. 1090-2016. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN   978-3-11-060129-9.
2. Iqbal, Mohammed (2 October 2021). "Future-proofing the Langa-Manganiyar heritage". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
3. "The langas: a folk-musician caste of Rajasthan". INDIAN CULTURE. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
4. Singh, N. K.; Mishra, A. P. (August 2008). Global Encyclopaedic Enthnography Of Indian Muslim (3 vol. set). Global Vision Publishing House. pp. 247–250. ISBN   978-81-8220-297-9.
5. Singhvi, Anjali (March 2015). Social Mobility Through Rural–Urban Migration: A Case of Traditional Manganiyar and Langa Desert Tribes of Rajasthan, India (Master's thesis). New York: Columbia University, Faculty of Architecture and Planning. doi:10.7916/D8959R8N. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.