Answer:
(a)
Dhangars were an important pastoral community of Maharashtra.
(b) Most of the Dhangars were shepherds, blanket and wool weavers and
still others were buffalo herders.
(c) They were continuously on the move in search of
pasture for their cattle. They stayed in the central plateau of Maharashtra
during the monsoon. This was a semi-arid region with low rainfall and poor
soil, only bajra could be grown here.
In the monsoon, this tract became a vast grazing ground
for their cattle. By October, the Dhangars harvested their bajra and started on
their move and reached Konkan. Their cattle manured the fields and fed on the
stubble. With the onset of monsoon, they returned back to their own settlement
in dry plateau.
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