Their name Vagri comes from the Sanskrit word for net. The Vaghri were originally forest hunters. During the British colonial period the Vaghri were labeled as a caste of petty thieves. This idea has continued to hurt the Vaghri people in their desire to escape poverty. They are classified are a backward scheduled caste.
The Muslim Vaghri live in India's Gujarat state. Others live in Pakistan.
Besides being hunters, the Vaghri worked as traders, hawkers, animal breeders, and stonemasons. Most Vaghri people are landless. They try to grow vegetables on the small plots of land they possess.
Most Vaghri people are Hindu, but there are Muslims among them, especially in Pakistan. Many of the peoples of South Asia who are Muslim converted from Hinduism during the days of the powerful Moghul Empire, but they retained elements of Hinduism in their belief system.
The Vaghri people, be they Hindu or Muslim, need the peace that comes from a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Pray the Lord will open the hearts of the Vaghri people to desire God's blessings through a movement of family-based discovery Bible studies.
Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers to both the Hindu and the Muslim Vaghri communities in Pakistan and India.
Pray for a spiritual hunger that will drive them to seek and find the Lord.
Pray for a church planting movement among the Muslim Vaghri community in Pakistan.
Scripture Prayers for the Vaghri (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan.
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/17722/IN
https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/18290/PK
www.wycliffe.org/prayer/articles/the-vaghri-of-pakistan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagri
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6-1NCGOYAg
http://www.globalprayerdigest.org/issue/day/2011/11/28
researchonline.jcu.edu.au/17697/
Profile Source: Keith Carey |
People Name General | Vaghri (Muslim traditions) |
People Name in Country | Vaghri (Muslim traditions) |
Alternate Names | Bagri; Baori; Bella; Datia; Malia; Salar; Salat; Vagher; Vavania; Vedu; Wagher; Wather; वाघरि (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 9,200 |
Population all Countries | 35,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
People ID | 17722 |
ROP3 Code | 113172 |
Country | Pakistan | |||
Region | Asia, South | |||
Continent | Asia | |||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||
National Bible Society | Website | |||
Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||
Total States on file | 2 | |||
Largest States |
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Country | Pakistan |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 2 |
Sindh 8,700 | |
Punjab 30 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
100.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
* From latest Pakistan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Sindhi (5,700 speakers) | ||||||
Language Code | snd Ethnologue Listing | ||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | ||||||
Total Languages | 5 | ||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Sindhi (5,700 speakers) |
Language Code | snd Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 5 |
Secondary Languages | |
Vaghri 2,200 | |
Dhatki 400 | |
Urdu 400 | |
Marwari 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Sindhi |
Primary Language: Sindhi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1825-1981) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1890-1992) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1954) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Keith Carey |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |