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356:. Historically, all Qalandar were once nomadic, but many are now settled. In 1972, bear hunting and capture were declared illegal in India, and there has been persistent effort by the Indian government to clamp down on bear performing. In addition, the traditional occupation of bear fighting has received much criticism from animal rights activists in the West and has been banned in India. Many Qalandar have become farmers, though their holdings are small, and many are sharecroppers. A much larger group of Qalandars are daily wage labourers, and they exist as a marginalized community, both socially and economically. 43: 446:
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Unlike their Indian counterparts, the Pakistan Qalandar are still nomadic, with most involved in their traditional occupations of entertainment routines involving trained bears, monkeys, dogs, and goats. In addition, they are often jugglers, acrobats, magicians, impersonators, and beggars. The
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Qalandar, who moved east, the Qalandar of what became Pakistan began a slow migration westward, with small groups arriving in Punjab by the mid-15th century. At the time of the
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and began a sedentary life while continuing to hold their traditional mystic religious beliefs. Some of them became connected to different
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are related to each other. Marriages are formed with close kin, and the Qalandar practice both
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group, comprising a female, her spouse, and unmarried children. A collection of
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in Central Asia in the distant past. They were said to be devotees of the
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Qalandar travel from community to community, setting up camp in
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ethnic group and then sold to the Qalandar in markets in
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fields. In Pakistan, bears are trapped by members of the
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The basic unit of the Qalandar society is the tent, or
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