• Dr. Raj Kumar
• Dr. V. Sasikala

Abstract: - According to Oxford Dictionary - “A tribe is a group of people in a primitive or barbarous stage of development acknowledging the authority of a chief and usually regarding them as having a common ancestor.” Tribal community in India has been most vulnerable community with respect to dominance and exploitation ridden society. Tribes are on the breadline of their socio-economic and political rights. Over the years, displacement and rapid acculturation of gaddi peoples has led to dramatic changes in their socio-cultural and value systems of this tribe. Even after years of freedom, the unchanged condition of Tribal communities is leading in India. Though some of them are on the verge of extinction, still there are other tribal communities in India that fiercely protect their identity and culture. Industrialization in the country has devastated the lives and culture of the tribes. The present paper gives an overview about the Gaddis who are semi-nomadic, semi-agricultural and a semi pastoral tribe of Himachal Pradesh. The paper explores the domestic lives, socio- economic profile, and occupational problems of the Gaddi tribe of Chamba and Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.

Keywords: - Tribal community, socio-cultural, communities, domestic lives and Climatic change.

"SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF GADDI TRIBE: A CASE STUDY OF BHARMOUR VALLEY OF DISTRICT CHAMBA HIMACHAL PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no.e242-e246, January-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501431.pdf

"SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF GADDI TRIBE: A CASE STUDY OF BHARMOUR VALLEY OF DISTRICT CHAMBA HIMACHAL PRADESH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 1, page no. ppe242-e246, January-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2501431.pdf