Education tour
WUD Architecture students spend time at a Rabari tribe settlement
Agrima Tikader
Posted on 11 Mar 2022
10:27 AM
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First-year and second-year Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) students from the World University of Design (WUD) visited a Rabari Tribe settlement in Sonipat, Haryana, to conduct a holistic study on the tribe. WUD
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The tribe settles there every year for a few months. WUD
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Spontaneous settlements are a part of the curriculum for BArch students at WUD. A visit to the tribal settlement gave them the opportunity to observe spontaneous settlements first-hand. WUD
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Shaleen Sharma, dean of the School of Architecture at WUD, said the team studied different aspects of the lives of the tribals. “Starting from how they travel to how they set up their settlement, the students observed everything,” Sharma said. WUD
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For over 20 years the tribe has been annually travelling from Jalore in Rajasthan to Sonipat in Haryana mostly using traditional carts. WUD
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Students observed how cattle played an important part in the socio-economic life of the tribe. “Tribe members consider the cows to be their god. They know each of the nearly 200 animals by name. At the same time their earnings depend on the cow dung cakes and milk they sell,” Sharma said. WUD
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The experiential journey of the students included tasting the food that the Rabari people eat and trying on their traditional ornaments. WUD
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To further understand the lives of the Rabari people, the students helped them out in their daily chores. WUD
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“The people were very welcoming and they had a very positive outlook to life,” said Arshina Akhter, first year BArch student at WUD, about their experience of visiting the tribe. WUD
Last updated on 11 Mar 2022
11:51 AM
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