Ethnographic research is a qualitative method that seeks to understand the culture, social organization, beliefs, practices, and everyday life of a community through prolonged field engagement and participant observation. Conducting ethnographic research in a nomadic community requires sensitivity to mobility, cultural values, and ethical considerations. The proposed study aims to explore the socio-cultural life, livelihood patterns, identity, and adaptation strategies of a nomadic community in India, such as the Banjara, Gujjar, Rabari, or Gadia Lohar, with particular attention to the interaction between traditional practices and contemporary socio-economic changes. The title of the proposed study may be: “Culture, Mobility, and Livelihood: An Ethnographic Study of a Nomadic Community in India.” The primary objective is to understand how the community sustains its cultural identity while responding to challenges posed by modernization, state policies, education, migration, and economic transformation. The study also seeks to examine kinship patterns, gender roles, occupational practices, rituals, oral traditions, and the transmission of indigenous knowledge across generations. The unit of study will be a single nomadic community residing and moving within a specific geographical region. Selecting one community as the unit of study is justified because ethnography emphasizes intensive and holistic understanding rather than broad generalization. A focused study enables the researcher to observe everyday interactions, seasonal migration, social relationships,