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Banni Maldharis battle to rear cattle in Kachchh

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The migrating Maldharis of Kachchh have been rearing cattle for generations but they now find it hard to sustain their traditional profession.

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Lockdown threw new hardships along nomadic herders’ paths

Their migration towards summer pastures coinciding with the first lockdown, and with severe restrictions on movement, pastoralists lacked access to pastures, water and fodder, besides facing discrimination