Tucked away into a remote corner of Rajasthan is a colony of Gaduliya Lohars, who've been living there for over 100 years now. Nomads by choice, most of the members of the Gaduliya Lohar tribe still travel and refuse to settle down in one place. However, some, like Hazari Lal's family, have settled on the outskirts of cities, towns and villages.
The Gaduliya Lohar tribe once famous for making armours and weapons for the Rajput Kings. They belong to Chittorgarh and as the story goes, became nomads when Maharana Pratap lost the battle of Haldi Ghati in 1567. They remained loyal to him and followed him into the forest where he fled. After his death they vowed to never settle down and not return to their homeland till the Maharana's regained control of Mewar. They wandered across India an d made a living by making agricultural implementa, tools and household tools of exceptional quality.