Kharif Crops- Paddy and Maize 

Rabi Crops- Mustard and wheat 

1. It takes place at the Balotra in Western Rajasthan.

2. Camel herders come to the fair to sell and buy camels.

3. The Maru Raikas also display their expertise in training their camels.

4. Horses from Gujarat are also brought for sale at this fair. 

1. In the 19th century, many forest Acts were made by the British.

2. The Forest Act 1878 classified the forest into three categories-Reserved, Protected and Village Forests.

3. Pastoralists were severely affected by the Acts.

4. Their movements were restricted

1. The British were always suspicious of nomadic tribes as the nomads were never settled on a particular place. The colonial power considered them criminal.

2. Therefore, the Criminal Tribes Act was passed in 1871. By this act many nomadic tribes were classified as criminal tribes.  

3. These tribes were forced to live in notified villages.

4. Their movement was restricted and they were always kept under strict surveillance

1. The British tried to discourage Nomads tribes in all possible ways.  

2. Grazing Tax was one such measure adopted by the colonial power.

3.  They wanted to increase revenue income. So Grazing Tax was imposed on many items including grazing land.  

4. The Tax on grazing land was step to discourage Nomadism.  

5. Pastoral tribes had to pay tax on every animal they grazed on the pastures. 

1. To the colonial officials forest lands or uncultivated lands were waste land as these did not yield agricultural produce or any other revenue.

2. They considered these lands in to cultivate land and waste land rules were enacted in mid-nineteenth century, in various parts of the country. 

In 1871 the colonial in India passed the criminal Tribes Act. By this act many communities of craftsmen, traders and pastoralists were classified as criminal tribes. They were stated to be criminal by nature and birth. Once this act came into force, these communities were expected to live only in notified village settlements. They were not allowed to move out without a permit. The village police kept a continuous watch on them.

British officials were suspicious of nomadic people. They distrusted mobile craftsmen and traders who hawked their goods in villages, and pastoralists who changed their places of residence every season, moving in search of good pastures for their herds. The colonial government wanted a rule over a settled population. They wanted the rural people to live in villages, in fixed places. Such population was easy to identify and control