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Bagri is one of the major dialects of Rajasthan. This group consists of so many castes including Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. The total population of Bagri speakers in the three states of India is 1.8 million.The name ‘Bagri’ refers to both the community as well as the language they speak. After the introduction of modern irrigational facilities in this area, families from Haryana, Punjab and other parts of Rajasthan migrated and settled here. The Bagri language is a member of the Indo-Aryan family of languages. With the introduction of western education, people have started thinking along more progressive lines. Boys and girls are encouraged to join schools and colleges and they started to motivate others also.