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    PASTORALISM AS AN ISSUE IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH sor production is a component ofthe South Asian rural economy tht has ral excited cis in storia research Pascale who are rile and onlin subetania ouses leave such sca verti a thr ing paces so be italy trace inthe achaesopel scod wheres the discard reminsfthise hohe vile headgear dung one part the yar ay note patil diferent fom hoe ofthe ther villager who donot more with animals, When pastoralists occupy theitersties ofa sete region and ae cated ely indey bys hey Bindi meninninralesriptionsorlnd gan, andin ay case thaaysbeen csr ota peasaisthan moble pastoris. In cantrast with Cental Asa and fica do nthe ast stcchesof natural usin in Soath Asa which would hae provided aba forge and consid pastoral groups: here {galandsconfnedto sal techs orl se conseqoeces ares degradation ce WA, Rodger)! Pastralssin South Aa Ind cate, bes ad gon bu, camel and yak the animals ‘vay from region to rein, ut we do nt have eat sel safcint orse-moetted mult-ainal pastas who bream A threat osedeary societies a in Cental Asa, People hase sustenance depends on tht moby amet accumulate sable $0 Toten perl psn pst Me can miedo ith single feted ye tetra tetceeteTa eee ete ree ete ata msc be bere! nin cmp wih the of entry wild Sir rm ere everson af emg pons Gr een yond vith then Ou psi pope a hs omy wap ae peeps eiteeme eras td in recent ines have Been sented song aming ee Seam pros ned gti cy iit ben, tet oda eee then comand psy grat err Pests hve i ben maria by he ston of estes scant ht Buchan whe be was trrling intent ctr gh fr he orp fms its tle beds e 30 berth heme a lin fate stage inthe i Tere npr of aera mare ded hog ine mr apatite frm ates ters in oral rere Sch xason col eee a hc fring pc a eid yak imei of aa AD fmt ity foes so ig iter fed by Ai (easton being ‘hnbinedandeut Dani Bales oper ea th weer terns of Suh Ain host te este of nt been bles bry Wp one he repertos of icra eptsion, io pst (pple ed inne depuren, “he nas Foret cing yh ish n 1673 (ot wel rhe eon fannie erm fey summer grain oes Aredia 1893, Noelkrhad perce tbe dango nplition of hi Act? Theavet of motor roadsand vehicles an the svnkage of pasture in the far of expanding Cultivation as meat tt the ae io loge raed a fast pack animal, and special camel breeds are now becoming “ndsingsshble ly ema cl tts the bul which isthe mich animal, nd ht development expert foc on ‘alsin the prodsctivity of srieture andthe buf on maton ‘nd wool exports on inpors of etc ani reeds bt rat on theteional forme of catle nd shepherding Lite onder tenth nehae few ehogeaphis oe various anima-aing woupsinthe country. Exiting worthatfceeor ues on pastralismin out Ass past fre mainly to prosaistricties and gets more sarceas ‘we mown late periods Ando studies engaeinta speifc etal such athe geographic range of past herdsmen, ofthe composition of beds, or pasoal specialization vers mised ‘bsiteaceas the prea and useform Thos nour workat the (CSwebe often came up asinst gry ares andimpsses When ‘we held « Workshop on pastoral in Januacy 1991° such problems and ou ender esoucs romps int scolrs ‘who have had direc experince of pastraism, either as rotraper or eoopts or ehnograpers os deepest ‘economist may be considered amino achievement hat we bad rach a dss oer the day an that we wee able ogo nt tll manner of det sch as sl stock versus cate pastoaist rat prodton, what varius pastoral poops ary wih them ace (geno oon the dangers om pear asia forked, and the mani fas behind shifts in pastoral rates 25 well ‘depart. Sach hemes ley unexplored in our prt fhe word ad needs tobe pusbed: Geographical papersat the Nekahop concede de western one Sou i begining ith the western mountain rome and ending in he central Descan platen Fartantjonecotibton ofthe poeiagshaseen to ize evarenest that patra, though ‘wating is by no can an unchanging land we fom The papers of Balland and PS Koo blhliht change: Rodgesindinstharerirnment ie sna (point which horn ed to appreciate at ‘est at the theoretical lee); Varma and Ajy Dandekar give attention to pat changes and ae erly aa tha present paters cnsat be mechanically imputed to the past Saat Gopiats paper onthe Deean seth el with form of ering whic manatees ae sre ithe stailleniam 3G; and MLK Mur, sing ora taiton, explore the intial tagerf pasar psalizatininone priest" Meanwhile ‘Andou nd Jari how that no shortewtor chek it approach vr oable uo detect the arehaaogcal remain of pastoral csv, which ren in oe sl gion can ake verse forms ‘adda K Gupta paper teacher tht he clog approach rust give steno tothe yn which eograpbi potential and limittions function indy elstinship with nvidualv. comma sources scl networks antiport alan toil patos aswel athe and se ad sk inurance statis of ter groups. Tndiaishometo ogy 15percentof thew ppalaion, 4 percentofits natural rasan and percent ofits sheep but thou 18 pe cent ote cate poplin The importance of cate Tesi i arial ragh works wel ahr millet ibe Rovedait ses that milked its poductsharea social andra imporancesbove al te fonds inthe Slappadiaram comers tyturcarry mk producto the Pandy plain the Arthas, ‘pastoraiats aytbute othe king in milk reduces and in the ‘Mughal priodit apes hat as ofthe population inating the poole pee eguly We can ase that though hisory si was an important orc of peta forall th Sout Ast population, xcept those etsernand artes groups who hive a enticintleranceforlactore Ober fates foouringage cate Pultion willbe the boo on beet prevalent afte the cose of thet milennin B, he comma rag of ate, andthe nails ofthe cv ofthe Borin specis (alee Bostarus ofthe western Asia and Europ) tact une the calf live aid In sight, which discourages alg during infancy. Most important wood hae bees he factors oferta and energy for aca production ‘Animal manure has trough the ges een the erie in Sout Asn, Voece tices importance daring ihe drought of 181 whe ls ingaace ane another were tebe or Ia good growth, depending on the appiation of marure"On iinet on some (ep sd) sais he pein, anarngas ben of ral importane and we have reports of anything from tweet treat crdandsbeing necessary foreach ‘live ctr Fr insane, ari in this etary avila of 105 omer curator hoseolsia the Til country bad tl of 72a seep gost and bali sd used percent ofthe ung ete its ils.” In mos pat of oath Asa theres a sharp contrast in the spacing frail over the ele moths of he yer: During te Tang dry season vegetation growth seveay retarded, so hat riaural activity must be sdedld to ake adage ofthe nitogen ash prodacedby he first ens Such ches sl Inbourbtienescanpotbemuinined wihutrenrsetonen ower ls, the watering of fils has, oe age area, been ependet on elo that ctl may war ong oare ting ‘wate tha t ploughing theshig. Thus our purely mich ate breeds ae Sw test today, snd are confine to the Rav basi the Gi ae, western Anh ‘Pradesh and Snd, Most bees are dl purpose devering milk. 15 well ax draught powe-Such is the Famous Hist Breed, ‘emakabe ris minimal deinen atation ding te hot dy ‘months. This breed favours norte osouthenst rc in aryam sethog evoen te Sase-Ghggr andthe ns, inwhichthe clei content ofthe ila vegetation high In ‘the Mughal eid the vllags ofthis tat wee remartable or thei cate pens, sore igs hig even ys” this tcatfisr provided ghefortheemperor kitchen, whet Sir sent ghee o Malan." This bl dost every fr ores of Mathur the lcs othe cowherd Kesha cl elaborated in the Bagot Parana andthe legendar bom fhe pastor adv rulers who were later obliged to migrate to Surah Near ‘Mathura theplineast ofthe amas hs beter sian anise than that on the west; significant, however, eri ion age setlemensfvare the west bask. The igh eres on this bank may hae been but one factor in thi prefrence, for Dalal Prins ot thar some of hs sites are cated in hes where the bes psturesof bedi tobe oan en iframs can ary srl as, hepa not working sims They mature eater and reproduce ster han ceed ‘ures concerted and suculent grain ding elo ed stubble and wed. Thas exept i very humid oes ach the smounsinovs northeast or the cet ofthe Westra Ghats, she «anadapttomox South Asanreions (lhe foureath ceatry Marco Flo claimed tha these ofthe Andra Kingdom were "helen the word. Shep can combi wih catlein a ock, ‘ating the shore shoot an aig theta gowih or atle™ ‘Shep droppings cost valuable mane to handed yrs agit as obseredin the south hat els cou be rode or tout sx yarsif a thousand seep per bette wee pene in them forabouta week: is ely het hough the cece he hve been replacing cate in number; Dandekar, fr example, surmise that nthe past tbe Deccan psoas kept mised ets ‘not jot smal tock as od, Reasons fo changes in hed ‘campesiton ccd have ben denudation fhe vegetation ove ‘oc ain demand for wok or expaning ret formes. Bat oan as invested the when and whereof uch change Ve ‘he Magalies, for isan, important maton make Other than meat nd ghee impetnt pastoral products are eater and wool would be use to explore when ad where these mre produced on a substantial sal, and ow such crafts linked up wi pastoris economies nthe nth centary lndawasa word produce ohidesand skins athe Mh perag Teather production is tested in Sn fc, rotton on a ‘substantial scale may be of antiguity wen calm carbonate enrusaton was observed on cera ge pts fom Arkaos, ‘twas infred that these were wsed nto djing but forcing animal skin an age eps of shel founda Vsevasamodram may als esi tthisiadusty inthe tei len BC Incite references nearly Budi es mention the use of ‘allen shawls and rs, bt al ade that she wool wat pecially dea inthe Gangetic region, and tht fine wool was imported Bt the Athasasa (112948 kro the allen cf wool fom ser and gots erer si mnths. and o white and red woe ath for ant cers, animal coveigs, armour, ‘and won in the dea period an enbasy to Ghia cried, Ine i ve unde ess fie woollen material and wool prodveton teste fr sever pars ofthe Moghal emp ‘Kavoot describes how the extension of agitate in Rajasthan tenis common pastures andinduced reat ou rigratio ofhedsmen wea te sae tne te intoduction of inion nHryana has proved anew rac fo the grarngof flock from Rajasthan. Agicaureandanimahrdngin ovr prt of the worl at complementary and iterating, ater than ‘pata sprite for of nd we, When grain i ace in 8 regione reatristeinportane fie and probabil the ability ofhedemen to move requisite distances with the nial). Joma gan thes growing bj therain crops the dey anes, cach have te eevee or patra. The tall, jowar lant snot srl nana bees moisture remains inthe soilitcan comin toile aterithas been cu. Tha jowar tule sa speci imporanc fr cate bat ot so much the dey als harvest dja Rais hater plot nd ts eds ‘eguleregular weeding and thing ut, that ecasionaliy nil arellowed cate tps ofan overran ety growth ‘ut animal may nat gaz ey aboat he vilage afer the magi ‘test eeusethis grin st dry stacks nthe sun forsee wees befoeitinedy or theshing Sgucae wich was grown in go many regions i the past, affords yet another kind of complementarity The cop oui lrge manure inputs and age snl tdci te cane milan abarested eld wilyeld great gaits faves and green op, vibe anima ‘The complementarity of herds cops in ancient timesis reveled by the se ofthe tren grain cones where the onttion sot only tbe abitation and its els bt also tbe _gocar or grating grounds. 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