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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Uttarakhand: A Van Gujjar committee Revives an old Fight to Claim Land Titles in the Shivpuri -Range Niharika and Kushal Choudhary

Uttarakhand: A Van Gujjar committee Revives an old Fight to Claim Land Titles in the Shivpuri -Range Niharika and Kushal Choudhary

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published Published on Oct 18, 2022   modified Modified on Oct 19, 2022

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The Van Gujjars are among a few surviving transhumant pastoral communities worldwide. They are a rarity in that they are one of the few Muslim Tribals who have survived as nomads to the present day.

Eighty-six Families from Silan, a Van Gujjar settlement in Shivpuri Range, Tehri Garhwal, have filed their claims under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and further submitted them to the SDM office.

"We submitted these claims around 2-3 months back, with the hearing still being in the process. Ameer Hamza, president of Van Gujjar Tribal Yuva Sangathan (VGTYS), has been helping us with all these legal proceedings and formalities so far," said Ibrahim, a resident of Silan who is also a member of the VGTYS. Despite all the efforts, forest dwellers of this region have not been granted legitimate land titles under FRA.

The Van Gujjars are among a few surviving transhumant pastoral communities worldwide. They are a rarity in that they are one of the few Muslim Tribals who have survived as nomads to the present day.

Originally from Jammu and Kashmir, the community has always asserted the prefix "Van" to reclaim their forest dweller identity as they are still not classified as forest-dwelling Schedule Tribes, unlike the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and J&K. The "Van" in their name also tends to assert their ancient symbiotic relationship they share with forests since time immemorial. This addition to the word Gujjar also distinguishes them from the mainstream community.

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Newsclick.in, 18 October, 2022, https://www.newsclick.in/Uttarakhand-Van-Gujjar-committee-Revives-old-Fight-Claim-Land-Titles-Shivpuri-Range


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