Hati community: Himachal Pradesh
The Hati community resides in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. The people of this community have been demanding to include themselves in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list since 1967. In the year 1967, the Hati community of Jaunsar Bawar in Uttarakhand was included in the ‘Scheduled Tribe’ list.
In both the states this community is divided by the Giri and Tons rivers. But their traditions are similar. It is normal for them to have an endogamous relationship.
Hati is a close-knit community. They got this name because of their special tradition of selling home grown vegetables, crops, meat and wool etc. in small markets called “Haats” in towns.
Source – The Hindu
