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  2. Gomantak Maratha Samaj - Wikipedia

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    Gomantak Maratha Samaj is a Hindu community found in the Indian state of Goa. [1] They are known as Nutan Maratha Samaj in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and Naik Maratha Samaj in Maharashtra , Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka , also Telangana respectively.

  3. Caste system in Goa - Wikipedia

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    Commonly known as Kalavants and now known as Gomantak Maratha Samaj is a group of various sub-castes who served the temples and the aristocrats in the olden days. Gomantak Maratha is relatively a new ameliorative name (coined in the late 20th century [1]) given to these groups for uniting and emancipating them. [7]

  4. Shashikala Kakodkar - Wikipedia

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    Other less-generous critics of Kakodkar indict her of running a corruption-prone government, which was particularly dominated by Goa's then-strong transport lobby, and which saw a lot of her fellow Gomantak Maratha Samaj caste members gain predominance in government postings. Towards the end of her tenure, Kakodkar's government was hit by two ...

  5. List of engineering colleges affiliated to Visvesvaraya ...

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    Almost all engineering colleges in Karnataka are affiliated to VTU, notable exceptions being University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, [2] National Institute of Technology Karnataka, [3] PES University [4] and Manipal Institute of Technology.

  6. Konkani people - Wikipedia

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    In his work he mentions several words of Mundari origin in the Konkani language. He also elaborates on the deities worshiped by the ancient tribes, their customs, methods of farming and its overall impact on modern day Konkani society. [17] They were in a Neolithic stage of primitive culture, and they were food-gatherers rather. [15]

  7. Bhandari (caste) - Wikipedia

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    The Bhandari community is a caste that inhabits the western coast of India.Their traditional occupation was "toddy tapping".they were also good naval warriors. They form the largest caste group in the state of Goa, reportedly being over 30% of that state's Hindu population, and play a major role in deciding the future of any political party there.

  8. 1967 Goa status referendum - Wikipedia

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    The MGP had the backing of non GSB Hindus (especially Bandodkar's Gomantak Maratha Samaj), immigrants from erstwhile British India, as well as the Maratha landlords from the Novas Conquistas. They were convinced that the only way to overthrow the existing dominance of the Goan Catholic majority and the Gaud Saraswat Brahmins , was to merge into ...

  9. List of Marathi people - Wikipedia

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    13.3 Engineering and technology. ... Leaders of Anglo Maratha Wars I, II, III (1775–1818) ... Founder of India's First Women University.