Official Synopsis
Features community-led initiatives in Rajasthan to create sustainable livelihoods from camel milk and camel wool products, aiming to save endangered camel herds and preserve the traditional Raika way of life.
Filmmaker Biography
Filmmaker(s): LPPS & Camel Charisma
Dr. Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and Hanwant Singh Rathore co-founded Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan (LPPS) to advocate for the land and grazing rights of Raika camel herders in Rajasthan.
Related Academic Publication
Köhler-Rollefson, I..
(2018).
Purdah, purse and patriarchy: the position of women in the Raika shepherd community in Rajasthan (India).
Journal of Arid Environments
, 149
, 29–38.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.09.010
Köhler-Rollefson, I..
(2014).
Camel Karma: Twenty Years Among India's Camel Nomads.
Tranquebar Press
.
https://www.ilse-koehler-rollefson.com/books/camel-karma