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Kunbi (alternatively Kanbi) (Marathi: ISO 15919: Kuṇabī, Gujarati: ISO 15919: Kaṇabī) [1] [2] [3] is a generic term applied to several castes of traditional farmers in Western India. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] These include the Dhonoje, Ghatole, Masaram, Hindre, Jadav, Jhare, Khaire, Lewa ( Leva Patil ), Lonare and Tirole communities of Vidarbha ...
Patidar (Gujarati: Pāṭīdār [1]), formerly known as Kanbi (Gujarati: Kaṇabī [2]), is an Indian land-owning and peasant caste and community native to Gujarat. The community comprises at multiple subcastes, most prominently the Levas and Kadvas .
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 ...
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.
Kunbi is a community in Maharashtra, India. Gauda and Kunbi, a people of Goa, India; ... See also. Patidar, also known as Kanbi, a caste of Gujarat, India
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]
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.
Tukaram - Referred to as Sant Tukaram or Tukaram Maharaj, a 17th century Maharashtrian saint. [1]Gulabrao Maharaj - Although blind, he was still credited with giving a vision of life to the people.