Let this trip to Rajasthan be all about Camels. Watch our video to get a glimpse into the fascinating life of this little known community of Raikas, a traditional camel rearing desert dwelling people. Spend a few days with them and their camels and get a taste of what they have on offer. And we mean more than just milk products!
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00:00 (singing)
00:02 This is the Raika community, originally from Afghanistan.
00:13 He is a camel expert and these people are animal breeders, semi nomadic.
00:18 This turban is a gift from God to our tradition.
00:25 We have given them gold, camels, and this is a wedding gift for them.
00:30 They can live anywhere they want.
00:32 We milk the camels, take them to the jungle,
00:41 we have to milk them well, keep them well, and water them three times a day.
00:45 Camel milk has become quite famous in India, but it wasn't before.
00:51 The Raika community used to use us, because when they were going on long distance migration,
00:56 they couldn't get food, so they used to live on camel milk.
00:59 So they get all the food, protein, and everything else in camel milk.
01:04 After milking, we make tea, and four to five people sit together,
01:09 and talk about camel milk.
01:12 Our grandfathers also used to work with camels.
01:15 It's our culture.
01:17 We have a connection with the animals.
01:19 [Music]
01:24 I have been working with the Raika community for the past 30 years.
01:29 We work for the conservation of camels, and also for income generation.
01:35 People want to see their culture with camels.
01:39 Tourists want me to spend five days with them,
01:43 and go to the camel farm with them, and understand the camel language.
01:47 [Music]
01:50 We bought camel wool, and we have a carpet, and stoles.
01:54 We started with camel milk and camel cheese.
01:57 [Music]
02:00 If the camel milk is over, our lives are over.
02:04 We will be free.
02:06 [Music]
02:10 (upbeat music)
02:12 [BLANK_AUDIO]