By P.K. Misra India is home to millions of nomads who belong to hundreds of distinctive groups. Unfortunately, most nomadic communities are witnessing a breakdown in traditional modes of living. Mysuru’s Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya is presently organising a year-long exhibition on ‘Nomads of India’ at Wellington House, Irwin Road. To coincide with the exhibition, in this Weekend Star Supplement, we publish an article on India’s vanishing nomads — caught between tradition and modernity.
