Answer:
(i) Most of them were shepherds, some were blanket weavers and others were buffalo herders. (ii) They stayed in the central plateau of Maharashtra during the monsoon. (iii) During monsoons, this tract became a vast grazing ground for the Dhangar flocks. (iv) By October, the Dhangars reached the Konkan. Here, the shepherds were welcomed by Konkani peasants. Dhangar flocks manured the fields and fed on the lower end of the grain stalks called stubble. (v) With the onset of monsoon, the Dhangars left the Konkan and the coastal areas with their flocks and returned to the dry plateau. Konkani peasants gave supplies of rice to them since grains were scarce in the plateau.
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