Who controlled the long-distance trade of Salt in Colonial India?

Banjaras People from Sindh Nattukottai Chettiar Parsis from Bombay

Banjaras

Merchant communities did not always have a high status in society; for instance, during the colonial period, the long- distance trade in salt was controlled by a marginalised ‘tribal’ group, the Banjaras. In each case, the particular nature of the community institutions and ethos give rise to a different organisation and practice of business.