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Camel Research Farm, Bikaner. ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, is a Premier Research Centre located at Bikaner city of Rajasthan.Considering the importance of camel in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid zones, the Government of India established a Project Directorate on Camel at Bikaner (India) on 5 July 1984 under aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural ...
The Kharai, is a rare and unique breed of dromedary camel, commonly known as the 'swimming camel' due to its ability to thrive in the salt marshes of Kutch district, located in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Their name is derived from the Gujarati language word 'khara', meaning salty. [1]
The Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act was passed in Rajasthan, India in 2015. Supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it created restrictions on camel slaughter and export in Rajasthan, with the goal of increasing the camel population. However, it appears to have had the ...
Rabari, a caste of Camel Herders- Tashrih al-aqvam (1825) The Rabari people (also known as Rebari, Raika, Desai and Dewasi people) are a caste group from Rajasthan, Kutch region of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab of India and the Sindh province of Pakistan. [1] [2] They were traditionally camel herders but have now taken to rearing sheep ...
A Field Manual of Camel Diseases : traditional and modern health care for the dromedary. London: Intermediate Technology Publications. ISBN 978-1-85339-503-1. OCLC 42875459. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (2014). Camel Karma: Twenty Years Among India's Camel Nomads. Tranquebar Press. ISBN 978-93-84030-63-6. OCLC 899261519. Köhler-Rollefson, Ilse (2023).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Arid region in India and Pakistan Thar Desert Great Indian Desert Thar Desert in Rajasthan, India Map of the Thar Desert ecoregion Ecology Realm Indomalayan Biome Deserts and xeric shrublands Borders Northwestern thorn scrub forests Rann of Kutch seasonal salt marsh Geography Area ...
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The Pushkar fair [4] is one of India's largest camel, horse and cattle fairs. Apart from the trading of livestock, it is an important pilgrimage season for Hindus to the Pushkar lake . Pushkar fair has also become a significant tourist attraction for domestic and international travellers, given the cooler season, the abundance of colourful ...