Sociological Study of Bakerwals of Jammu & Kashmir

The study was untaken to assess the socio-personal characteristics of Bakerwals and Gujjar and observe housing and life comfort facilities among Gujjar & Bakerwals in Kashmir.They lived on the peripheries and developed their own kind of social organization augmented with conventions, customs and taboos which emerged as required to facilitate their living under circumstances.They lived (and still live) under perpetual danger of inhalation, invasion & encroachment of their possession.