The present study is prepared for the purpose of modernization and its Impact on the Gujjars tribe. Modernization is a process of transformation from a traditional, rural, agrarian society to a secular, urban industrial society. Gujjar community in the Rajouri district of the Jammu division faces a variety of difficulties and is not aware of modernization. The traditional lifestyle dominates them. They are traditionally different from the other community of the society. Lifestyle. They are living in the primitive lifestyle of culture. Gujjars are totally dependent upon the herders on animals for food, clothing, shelter, tools and transport. They move here and there in search of pasture and water for their livestock.Objectives of the study To find out the socio-economic profile of the Gujjar tribe of Jammu and Kashmir and examine the extent to which modernization affects the traditional lifestyle of the Gujjars tribes in Jammu and Kashmir. Research MethodologyThe present study was conducted purposively in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. The district needs the study because till now, and not much study has been conducted there. The total size of the sample that constitutes was 100 respondents through a random sampling method.Results The Gujjar tribes have undergone remarkable changes in their education, health, religion and lifestyle of the tribal society.
Tribe, Gujjars, Modernization, Lifestyle, Impact
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