The Pangwala is a tribal community predominant in the
Pangi valley of
Chamba district
Chamba district is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town. The towns of Dalhousie, Khajjhiar and Churah Valley are popular hill stations and vacation spots for the people from the plains ...
in
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...
.
Social status
, the Pangwalas were classified as a
Scheduled Tribe under the
Indian government's reservation program of
positive discrimination
Affirmative action (also sometimes called reservations, alternative access, positive discrimination or positive action in various countries' laws and policies) refers to a set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking ...
.
Language
The native language of Pangwalas is
Pangwali.
References
Scheduled Tribes of Himachal Pradesh
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