To understand the origin of the word “Tanda” in Gormati is one of the keys to understand the origin of the Gor Banjara tribe. While the origin of the Banjaras is a disputed mystery, the migration patterns of the Berbers are more commonly known. Their shared use of the word “Tanda” fits perfect in the huge puzzle. Ancient Egypt is the center of a migration to both the extreme West and East. The Berbers migration westwards in the 11th century might have had many objectives. One of them was to escape the brutality of the rapidly expanding Islamic Caliphates. It is common knowledge that the Banjara tribe entered India in and around the same century as the Berbers completed their migration to the mountain hideouts at the extreme edges of the North Atlantic Ocean.
The World of the Banjara Raja 