Goaars Gathered in Marwar, Rajasthan on Sep.7-8

Goaar representatives Shri Om Prakash Nayak (Uttar Pradesh), Advocate Shri Sham Singh Muchhaal (Punjab), Shri Harbans Lal Lalka, Nabha (Punjab), Shri Kashmir Singh Lalka, Morinda (Punjab) and Shri Sucha Singh Dharamsot, Samrala  (Punjab) in Marwar Function.

Goaars of Marwar gathered in Banjara Samaj Gurdwara, Marwar Junction, Rajasthan on September 7-8, 2009.

Goaar Ladies from Marwar, Rajasthan in colorful dresses sitting at Gurbani Shabad Keertan and Sanmaan Samaroh organized by Guru Nanak Banjara Sangat Navyuvak Mandal.

Goaars of all world are connected with the thread of Goaar Boli. We are practicing Goaar Boli from our birth: Harbans Lalka from Nabha, Punjab. (A Scene of Honor of Shri Harbans Lalka)

Jee Aayon Ne Goaar Bhai: Honor of Advocate Shri Sham Singh Muchhaal from Village Badrukhan, Sangrur, Punjab.

Honor of Shri Kashmir Singh Lalka of Morinda, Punjab. Shri Dilraj Banjara also seen in the picture.

Honor of Shri Sucha Singh Dharamsot from Samrala, Punjab. Shri Dilraj Banjara from Gujarat also seen in the picture.

Special Goaar Representatives on stage at the function organized by Guru Nanak Banjara Sangat Navyuvak Mandal, Marwar Jn. Rajasthan.

Marwar Jn. (District Pali), September 14, 2009: Goaars of Marwar gathered in Banjara Samaj Gurdwara, Marwar Junction, Rajasthan on September 7-8, 2009. Gurbani Shabad Keertan and Sanmaan Samaroh was organized by Guru Nanak Banjara Sangat Navyuvak Mandal. Special Representatives of Goaar Community from all over India attended this function. 

Guru Nanak Banjara Sangat Navyuvak Mandal honored the special Goaar representatives Shri Dilraj Banjara (Gujarat), Shri Om Prakash Nayak (Uttar Pradesh), Advocate Shri Sham Singh Muchhaal (Punjab), Shri Kalyan Mall D.S.P., Shri Harbans Lal Lalka (Punjab), Shri Kashmir Singh Morinda (Punjab), Shri Jagir Singh Patiala (Punjab), Shri Sucha Singh Dharamsot (Punjab).

Giani Rattan Singh from Ahmedabad, Gujarat explained the History of Goaars through the Sikhism. Advocate Sham Singh Muchhaal told the Banjara Times that the Marwar Area is Janam Bhoomi of Goaars. He said that Goaar moved to other areas of India from Marwar due to the living problems occured in this area. He said that only Marwar area have all 16 Gotras of Goaars. He told that mostly all 16 Gotras of Goaars are not living in one area. He said that Goaar Researchers should centralise their research in this area. Advocate Shri Sham Singh Muchhaal also told the Banjara Times that Goaars settled at one place known as Goaars or Gawaria and Goaars who involved in the Ladeni work or wandering one place to another place are known as Banjaras.
 
Information about Marwar: Marwar (also called Jodhpur region) is a region of southwestern Rajasthan state in western India. It lies partly in the Thar Desert. In Rajasthani dialect "wad" means a particular area. The word Marwar is derived from Sanskrit word 'Maruwat'. English translation of the word is 'The region of death'. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 213 defines Marwar as curruption of Maru-wâr, classically Marusthala or Marusthan, also called Marudesa, whence is derived the unintelligible Mardes of the early Muhamadan writers. The word means the 'region of death' and hence is applied to desert.

Region includes the present-day districts of Barmer, Jalor, Jodhpur, Nagaur, and Pali. It is bounded on the north by Jangladesh region, on the northeast by Dhundhar, on the east by Ajmer, on the southeast by Mewar, on the south by Godwar, on the southwest by Sind, and on the west by Jaisalmer region.

Geography: In 1901 the region (Jodhpur state) had an area of 90,554 km² (34,963 square miles).

Marwar is a sandy plain lying northwest of the Aravalli Range, which runs southwest-northeast through Rajasthan state. The Aravallis wring much of the moisture from the southwest monsoon, which provides most of India's rainfall. Annual rainfall is low, ranging from 10-40cms. Temperatures range from 48 to 50 degrees celsius in the summer, to below freezing point in winter. The Northwestern thorn scrub forests lie next to the Aravalli Range, while the rest of the region lies in the Thar Desert.

The Luni River is the principal feature of the Marwar plains. It originates in the sacred Pushkar Lake of Ajmer District, and the main river flows through Marwar in a south-westerly direction until it finally disappears into the seasonal wetland of the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. It is fed by numerous tributaries that flow from the Aravallis. Irrigation from the river, and from wells near the river, support crops of wheat and barley.

The sandy tracts of Thar Desert in western Marwar are characterized by a harsh physical geography and a fragile ecology. High wind velocity, shifting sand dunes and very deep and saline water sources pose a challenge to sustained human habitation in the Thar. The area is also prone to devastating droughts. The Thar Desert is one of the most inhospitable landscapes on earth. Apart from the huge distances between hamlets and settlements here, the landscape is constantly shifting with the sand, as wind and sandstorms re-arrange the landscape at will. This added to the lack of water in such an arid region, means that the villagers of the area often find themselves migrating on foot across hundreds of miles towards neighboring states in search of water.
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Vimukti Divas celebrated in Mumbai on August 31

Banjara Samajik Sanskritik Vichaar Manch, Charkop, Gorai, Borivali, Mumbai organized Vimukti Divas on August 31, 2009. Prof. Motiraj Rathod presenting his views in the Vimukti Divas Conference. Shri Laxman Gaikwad, Shri Bhalchander Munodkar, Vice Chancellor, Mumbai University and Project Director of Central Govt. Finance Commission and Shri B.K. Naik (Retd. IAS) seen on the dias. (Photo by: Shankar Ade, Editor, Washim Wartahar)  

Shri Bhalchander Munodkar, Vice Chancellor, Mumbai University and Project Director of Central Govt. Finance Commission express sympathy with the condition of Vimukt Jatis and he suggest that we should present our view in front of Prime Minister of India and President of India. (Photo by: Shankar Ade, Pohradevi) 
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