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Katkari

Katkari is one of the 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups.
Katkaris were historically forest dwellers. They are located
primarily in Raigad and in parts of Palghar, Ratnagiri and Thane districts as well and in some places of Gujarat.
The British administration had classified them under the Criminal Tribes Act, 1871.
The name Katkari is derived from a forest-based activity – the
making and barter or sale of Katechu (kath) from the Khair tree (Acacia Katechu).
It is produced by boiling wood from the Khair tree and evaporating the resulting brew.