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Sirohi is one of the smallest districts of Rajasthan and also a district among the scheduled areas of Rajasthan. Rajasthan is the home of so many tribal communities. Rajasthan is the 6th largest state of tribal population. Sirohi is mostly populated by the Garasia tribe. Mainly, they belong to Rajasthan and Gujarat (Tripathi, 2016, 113). The Garasia tribal community has gained a place of prominence in Indian culture due to their lifestyle and culture. The reference to their origin is yet uncertain as there are a lot of theories of their genesis. Some of them believe themselves as descendants of the Rajput community. Some consider themselves as Bhil. As per the Census 2011, total population of scheduled area is 64,63,353 out of which scheduled tribes population is 45,57,917 which is 70.43% of the total population of the Scheduled Area(census of India, 2011). It has been lacking socio-economic stability, the Adivasi community has been systematically marginalized for many years by the nexus of state and machineries of capitalism. There are different shades of orientation and beliefs among the academics and intellectual community. Some believed that the exploitation and atrocity against tribal communities are the after-effects of the colonial policies for forest and its products. Another chunk of scholars say that the exploitation has been documented after independence by the integration policies of the Indian state (Sabharwal, 1994, 65). Due to difficult and arduous geography and lack of economic opportunities, They are forced to migrate into nearby urban settings with a hope of a better life (Tripathi, 2016, 114). Ahmedabad is the nearest employment hub for these tribal migrant workers. Almost a substantial chunk of these workers are indulged in construction industries, hospitality industries and textile industries of the city. The focus of this paper is to investigate the work and migration pattern among Garasia tribes. The migration pattern leads to a cycle of exploitation for these tribal migrant workers and leads to the burden of this exploitation