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In 2010, the independent corporator, Malan Bhintade, who claimed to be Kunbi-Maratha but was later found to be of Maratha caste, lost her membership of the Pune Municipal Corporation after it was established that she had submitted a false caste certificate, claiming to be Kunbi-Maratha in order to run for elections in wards reserved for OBC ...
According to Goan historian Anant Ramakrishna Dhume, the Kunbi caste are modern descendants of ancient Mundari tribes. He refers to several words of Mundari origin in the Konkani language and also elaborates on the deities worshipped by the ancient tribe, their customs, methods of farming, etc. [3] [full citation needed] G. S. Ghurye says that "Kurmi, Kanbi and Kunbi perhaps signify the ...
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Kunbi (in the Dangs district) Naikda, Nayaka, Cholivala Nayaka, Kapadia Nayaka, Mota Nayaka, Nana Nayaka; Padhar; Paradhi (in Kutch district) Pardhi, Advichincher, Phanse Pardhi (excluding Amreli, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kutch, Rajkot and Surendranagar districts) Patelia; Pomla; Rabari (in the Nesses of the forests of Alech, Barada and Gir).
The 96 clans that the Maratha caste is divided into were originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the (), shepherd (), pastoral (), blacksmith (), carpenter (Sutar), Bhandari and Thakar castes in Maharashtra.
Modern research has revealed that the Marathas and Kunbi have the same origin. Most recently, the Kunbi origin of the Maratha has been explained in detail by historians Richard Eaton and Stewart Gordon. [citation needed] Marathas who were distinguished from the Kunbi, in the past claimed genealogical connections with Rajputs of northern India. [14]
Gaudas are aboriginal people residing in the coastal Indian state of Goa.They are believed to be the original inhabitants of Konkan.Most follow folk Hinduism, but many were converted to Catholicism by the Portuguese missionaries during the Christianisation of Goa while still keeping their folk tradition and culture alive.
The Tribal Research Institute of Government of India recommended against this proposal, claiming they are a sub-caste of the Kunbi and thus different to tribal people. [18] [19] [20] Therefore, In 2015, the Government of India refused to approve the recommendation of Jharkhand government to list the Kudmi Mahato as Schedule Tribe. [20]