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The caste system in India is the paradigmatic ethnographic instance of social classification based on castes. It has its origins in ancient India, and was transformed by various ruling elites in medieval, early-modern, and modern India, especially in the aftermath of the collapse of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of the British Raj.
The first National Commission for Scheduled Castes was constituted in 2004 with Suraj Bhan as the chairman. The second was constituted in May 2007 (chairperson: Buta Singh); the third from October 2010 (P. L. Punia); and the fourth from 2013, also with Punia as chairperson.
The evolution of the lower caste and tribe into the modern-day Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe is complex. The caste system as a stratification of classes in India originated about 2,000 years ago, and has been influenced by dynasties and ruling elites, including the Mughal Empire and the British Raj.
Thuluva Vellalar, [1] [a] also known as Agamudi Mudaliar [3] [4] or Arcot Mudaliars, [5] [6] is a caste found in northern Tamil Nadu, southern Andhra Pradesh and southern Karnataka. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] They were an elite and dominant land-owning community.
They are categorised as a Scheduled Caste by the Government of India. [1] Adi-Andhra literally means 'the original people of Andhra'. [1] [2] The Adi-Andhra group is a composite caste that consists of about 60% of Malas and 40% of Madigas, who belong to second and third generation of educated scheduled castes.
The Berwa, also called Bairwa, are a caste found in Rajasthan. In 1946, a movement of the Bairwa cultivators was launched by the All India State People Bairwa Mahasabha in Uniara against its policy of not allowing them to carry on the agriculturist profession. The movement ran till 1949 when the rule got abolished. [1]
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Below a list of Scheduled Caste communities and their population according to the 2001 Census of India in Delhi. Scheduled Caste Population 2001 Ad-Dharmi 5,832 Chadar 1,513 Aheria 13,147 Balai 90,010 Banjara 15,873 Bawariya 10,164 Bazigar 315 Bhil 2,202 Chamar 893,384 Balmiki 515,561 Dhanuk/Dhanak 68,317 Dhobi 137,299 Dom 3,237 Gharrami 221 Julaha (Weaver) 60,496 Kabirpanthi 6,105 Kachhandha ...