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“Socio-Economic and Cultural Status of Paddari Tribe of Paddar subdivision of District Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir UT” 1Mr. Balwant Singh, Assistant Professor {Sociology}, Dogra Degree College {Affiliated to the University of
Jammu} MA, UGC NET{Sociology}, MA {Pub.Administration}, B.Ed., PGDRD 2Mr. Rajinder Kumar, Lecturer (Commerce) Bhaderwah Campus University of Jammu M.Com, MBA, UGC NET & JKSET(Commerce) MA {Pub.Administration}, B. Ed, -----------------------------------------------------------------------***------------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract The Parliament passed the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which added the communities of "Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari Tribe, Koli, and Gadda Brahmin" to the list of Scheduled Tribes of the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory. By giving Scheduled Tribe status, the historic bill seeks to empower the following groups: (i) the Pahari Ethnic Group; (ii) the Paddari Tribes; (iii) Koli; and (iv) the Gadda Brahmin. These communities have been waiting a long time for this. Despite facing severe winters and difficult terrain, the ‘Paddari tribe’ has silently survived for years, maintaining their distinctive cultural heritage. The Paddari tribe has reached a significant milestone with the award of Tribal Status, after years of hardship and determination. An important step forward in their pursuit of justice, inclusivity, and equality is this official recognition. The Paddari tribe has several different facets to their way of life. They reside in the mountainous region of the Kishtwar district. The Paddari homeland has boundaries with Pangi in Himachal Pradesh to the south, Zanskar (Ladakh) to the east, and the remainder of J&K to the west. The population of Paddari was 21548 in 2011; of these, 83.6% were Hindus, 9.5% were Buddhists, and 6.8% were Muslims. The language spoken by the locals there is Paddari. The goal of the current study was to ascertain the socioeconomic standing of the residents of the mountainous area. Agriculture is a significant source of economic activity for the Paddari people. The Paddari tribe continues to follow traditional practices, ceremonies, and traditions in social contexts. The relevant data utilized in this study was obtained from secondary sources, which included e-journals, official publications, articles, reports, the Indian population census 2011, evaluations of related literature, newspapers, government websites, and an abundance of other internet resources. Key Words: Parliament, Paddari Tribe, Socio-Economic, Cultural, Jammu and Kashmir
1. Introduction The constitution contains no precise definition of the word "tribe," and there is not one anywhere. It refers to the idea of culture and history. It refers to the flock's urban continuum, which divides various groupings into tribes based on a particular order of material culture and technological development stage. The Oxford Dictionary defines a "tribe" as a collection of people who are at a primitive or barbaric stage of development, recognize a chief's authority, and typically believe that they share a common progenitor. According to Verrier Elwin, the word "tribe" comes from the Latin "tribuz," which refers to the three divisions that the early Romans were divided into and which eventually gave rise to the current English tribe. Dr. D. N. Majumdar states that a tribe is a social group that is attached to its territory, is endogamous, does not specialize in any one area, is ruled by tribal officers who are either genetic or not, is united in language or vernacular, recognizes its social distance from other tribes or castes but does not feel shame in the caste system, adheres to tribal tradition, beliefs, and customs, is intolerant of the naturalization of ideas from outside sources, and is most importantly conscious of the homogeneity of ethnic and territorial integration The term "tribe," as used in anthropological literature, refers to a social group that differs from other tribes in that it speaks a distinctive language or vernacular and has a unique culture. Tribal people vary greatly in their traditions, customs, and cultural impact on the land; they all regard the earth as a parent and treat it with reverence. The Paddari Tribe lives in the Kishtwar district's hilly terrain. The Paddari homeland is bordered to the south by Pangi in Himachal Pradesh, to the east by Zanskar (Ladakh), and the west, by the remaining part of J&K. 21548 people were living in Paddar in 2011; 83.6% of them were Hindus, 9.5% were Buddhists, and 6.8% were Muslims. The residents there speak
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