Focused on the cultural memory of the Gādaliya Luhār community in Gujarat, this article discusses ways in which oral traditions and cultural memory among nomadic groups in India shape the identity of a community under the challenge of cultural amnesia. The Gādaliyā Luhārs claim Rājpūt status and close association with the kings of the Mewar region of Rajasthan, but experienced double cultural amnesia, first under the Mughals and later in the British Empire, which affected their identity. The article seeks to assess the authenticity of the community’s assertions of cultural memory in the light of some historical documents and asks to what extent cultural memory through oral narratives can be taken as valid evidence for understanding the cultural identity of a specific community.

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古吉拉特邦的文化记忆和 Gādaliya Luhār 身份

本文重点关注古吉拉特邦 Gādaliya Luhār 社区的文化记忆，讨论了在文化健忘症的挑战下，印度游牧群体的口头传统和文化记忆如何塑造社区身份。Gādaliyā Luhārs 声称 Rājpūt 地位并与拉贾斯坦邦 Mewar 地区的国王有密切联系，但经历了双重文化健忘症，首先是在莫卧儿王朝，后来在大英帝国，这影响了他们的身份。文章试图根据一些历史文献来评估社区对文化记忆断言的真实性，并询问在何种程度上通过口头叙述的文化记忆可以作为理解特定社区文化身份的有效证据。