Pangwala

The Pangwala is a tribal community predominant in the Pangi valley of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.^{[ citation needed ]}

Social status

As of 2001 ^[update] , the Pangwalas were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination. ^[1]

Language

The native language of Pangwalas is Pangwali.

References

1. "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

Further reading

• Customary Law and Gender Inequality: A Case Study of Pangwala Tribal Community of Western Himalaya
• Indigenous Uses and Traditional Practices of Wild Plants by the Pangwal Tribe in Pangi valley of Himachal Pradesh, North-Western Himalaya, India
• Agnihotri, Prof Simmi; Singh, Dr Vijay (26 June 2020). "VOLUNTARY TRIBAL MIGRANTS AND THEIR ROLE IN ORIGIN PLACE: A STUDY OF THE PANGWALA TRIBE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH (INDIA)". International Engineering Journal For Research & Development. 5 (ICIPPS): 10–10. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/MXTUH. ISSN   2349-0721.
• Thakur, Janam Singh (25 May 2019). "Fairs and Festival of Pangi Tribal Tehsil". International Journal of Social Science and Economics Invention. 5 (05). doi:10.23958/ijssei/vol05-i04/116. ISSN   2455-6289.<