Kumar, AKumar, N1998-07-252009-05-271998-07-252009-05-271998-07-25Kumar A, Kumar N. Gujjar Bakarwals: the eco-friendly tribals of Jammu and Kashmir since centuries. Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine (Hyderabad). 1998 Jul; 28(2): 139-45http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/2004According to the ecological approach, health represents the adjustment of the human organism to his environment. The man of today is living in a highly complicated environment and his health problem is more complicated as he is becoming more ingenious. But, there are people who with their strong social structure are living in healthly relatiomshi with their environment and are enjoying the transformation of their rich genetic potentialities into phenotypic realities since centuries. They are Gujjar Bakarwal tribals of Jammu and Kashmir. Here, in this article, the traditionally hard life style of these tribals with reference to their social, physical and biological environment factors which make them eco-friendly has been discussed.engEcologyEnvironmental Health --historyEthnology --historyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, AncientHistory, Early Modern 1451-1600History, MedievalHistory, Modern 1601-IndiaHistorical Article