On the trail of Rabaris

Herdsmen start arriving in Haryana from the drought-hit Marwar region every summer. It starts as early as March in that region. They herd a large number of cows and sheep from the parched and arid region of Jodhpur into the adjoining Haryana in batches of a few hundred to nearly a thousand. They migrate in order to survive because the waterholes dry up and fodder gets scarce in their homeland. These cowherds, called Rabaris, have a unique lifestyle which is as fascinating as it is full of hardships, says Ranbir Singh