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Mahar is one of the Indian caste found largely in the state of Maharashtra and neighbouring areas. [11] [12] Most of the Mahar community followed B. R. Ambedkar in converting to Buddhism in the middle of the 20th century. [13] [14] As of 2017 the Mahar caste was designated as a Scheduled Caste in 16 Indian states.
Sarkar is a surname among the people of the Indian subcontinent. It was an honorific title given to landlords/ zamindars of East India , irrespective of their religious affiliation, under the Mughal Empire and even in Sher Shah 's reign, as part of the erstwhile Persian nobility.
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 origins of the Bhonsles in unclear. According to Jadunath Sarkar and other scholars, Bhonsles were predominantly Deccani tiller-plainsmen from the Shudra caste; they were part of the Marathas/Kunbis, an amorphous class-group. [13] [14] [15] [a] Scholars have however disagreed about the agricultural status of Bhosles. [17]
Karnataka Caste Census 2015 [110] [status unknown]: The Social and Educational Survey ordered by then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in 2014 to inform Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservations in Karnataka is yet to be published as of 2023. [111]
Forward caste (or General caste) [1] is a term used in India to denote castes which are not listed in SC, ST or OBC reservation lists. They are on average considered ...
Similar to several other Rajput clans, the Badgujars also claim descent from the ancient Suryavanshi king Rama. [5] [6]The Bargujars ruled over Rajorgarh, Dausa, Deoti and Ghasira, Macheri.
The creation of a single caste-cluster led to the beginning of the Namasudra Movement. It emphasised the commonality of low social status and that of being subject to oppression, among all the sub-castes and impressed upon them to stand up to the social authority of the high caste bhadraloks , a perceived common enemy, who were largely ...