Dehradun has nearly 250 families of the Gadiya Lohar tribe – traditionally nomadic blacksmiths who trace their origin to Rajasthan. Many of these nomads are now long based in the city. Even so, not ...
The long neglected nomadic ironsmiths or ‘gadiya lohar’ in the Taj city can now hope for a better life, courtesy Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, which is planning to bring them into the mainstream of ...