Traditional Life Along the Chambal River, India
Farm Life
Wheat, Mustard, dahl, and potatoes dominate the crops along the Chambal River. Farmers tend the fields with handheld scythes and hoes. Barbed wire fences help to keep buffalo and Nilgai out. The small structures provide a safe place to sleep at night.
The gulleys were home to gangs of bandits (dacoits) who used the ravines to hide from police and as a base to conduct their raids and kidnappings.
A major feature of the semi-arid region is its deep, winding gorges or ravines caused by extreme soil erosion. The Chambal badlands are among the most extensive in the world, its labyrinths of ravines, spread across three states, giving generations of dacoits a place to hide. Source
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