The liminal impact of lockdown on the Baheliya community

Abstract

Baheliya, a nomadic tribe, were confined on the outskirts of a village in Madhya Pradesh, India due to the sudden lockdown announced by the government. How does the lockdown impact the nomad community? Using the lens of liminality, this paper details the experience of the community as they struggle between a detached past and an uncertain future. It describes the features of a liminal phase; namely, freedom, egalitarianism, communion, and creativity as experienced by the members from the Baheliya community.

Keywords

Pandemic; COVID; lockdown; liminality; Baheliya

Published in

Development in Practice
2022, volume: 32, number: 6, pages: 851-857

SLU Authors

• Lalai, Dhwani Sunil

  • Foundation for Ecological Security

UKÄ Subject classification

Agricultural Economics and Management and Rural development
Social Anthropology

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2021.1937569

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/141318