People group profile · PG049820
The Laskari of India
The Laskari of India, numbering about 450 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a community of Rajasthan who migrated from Lasker near Gwalior to serve as fodder-suppliers and messengers for the Kota rulers. Agriculture remains their main occupation, supplemented by construction labor.
They are an indigenous people in the Rajasthani people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Hinduism, and they primarily speak Hadothi.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 450
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Rajasthani
- Primary language
- Hadothi (hoj)
- Primary religion
- Hinduism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10%
- GSEC ?
- 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
- Lostness priority ?
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- Madhya Pradesh: Neemuch district, 3 other border areas; Rajasthan: Baran, Bundi, Jhalawar, and Kota districts
Where they live
Gospel status
The Laskari are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 5% evangelical.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Laskari
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
99% adherents
Primary language
Hadothi · Indo-European family
100% speak Hadothi
Gospel resources in Hadothi
- Bible available, published 1822
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hadothi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Laskari
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
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