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The Dhanka ( धानका ) soldiers are indigenous tribesmen, one of the aboriginal archer groups in India. They are a sub division of the Bhil tribe . Dhanka do craft work on bamboo and prepare different items of basketry, winnowing fans, bow-arrows, sticks,Guns etc. Dhanka females make strings and ropes of forest grass, jute etc. Historically, Dhanka were soldiers and forest hunters of northwestern part of India. Since they used to prepare bow (Dhanush) they are called Dhanka. Another interpretation about its origin is that the word Dhanka consists of 'Dhan' which means ‘Paddy’ and the person who grows paddy is known as ‘Dhanka’. In the pre-independence period, some Dhanka were engaged in the services of jagirdars / landowners as farmers and cultivators in paddy fields. They used to do agricultural activities and cattle breeding. Some were soldiers too. ==Scheduled tribe== In the past, some Dhanka were associated with the royal families of erstwhile Princely States and Britishers and used to take care of their horses like a bodyguards. They are placed in the middle strata in the social hierarchy as a forest tribe. Since the Dhanka meet the yardsticks and fulfill the parameters of tribe laid down by social anthropologists and the Government of India for being a tribal community ( जनजाति ), they were placed in the category of Scheduled Tribes in five states of India. These parameters are as under: Geographical Isolation – Dhanka used to live in forests and hilly areas, even today they live outside the periphery of the villages. They have separate wells, hydrants and other water resources, also separate crematoriums. Dhanka collect bamboos and grass from the forests and do craft work, make basketry, rope, string etc. for their livelihood. Distinctive Culture – They wash their clothes with riverbank salt; clean their utensils with fire dust and sand. Shyness of contact with the community at large – Due to poverty, illiteracy middle strata, Dhanka always remained away from the mainstream of the society. These days Dhanka live in almost every part of India and many have migrated to foreign countries also yet the main concentration of this tribe is there in 7 – 8 states and union territories. The Dhanka tribe is there in the lists of Scheduled Tribes of the following five states of India as per order of the Legislative Department of Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Rajasthan Gujarat Maharastra Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Serial No. 4 Serial No. 8 Serial No.13 Serial No.35 Serial No.33 Dhanka, Tadvi, Dhanka, Tadvi, Dhanka, Tadvi, Oraon, Dhanka, Oraon,Dhanka Tetaria, Valvi Tetaria, Valvi Tetaria, Valvi Dhangad Dhangad The Dhanka are spread across the country mainly in forest and hilly regions of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In Rajasthan the major concentration is in the districts of Alwar, Jaipur, Ajmer and Sirohi. Other districts have comparatively low density of Dhanka population. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dhanka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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