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| ⚫ | '''Rajbhar''' (also spelled '''Rajbhaar''') is a caste or community present in the Indian states of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and others as well as ].{{cn|date=June 2021}} | ||
| The Rajbhar were traditionally laborers.<ref>{{cite book |title=Women and Politics with special reference to PRIs | |||
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| |first= Dr. Nisha |last=Mann |year=2021 |publisher=K.K. Publications |page=210 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NGk9EAAAQBAJ&dq=rajbhar+caste&pg=PA210 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=From Zamindar to Ballot Box |first= Richard Gabriel |last= Fox |year=2021 |publisher=Cornell University Press |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ND2wTdYTVccC&q=bhar+shudra+caste }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre |first= Peter van der |last= Veer |year=2020 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=310 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jwIPEAAAQBAJ&dq=rajbhar+caste&pg=PT182 }}</ref> Influenced by the ] movement, bhars started using rajbhar, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published ''Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas'' in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient ] ruler.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation |first=Badri |last=Narayan |year=209 |publisher=SAGE Publications |page=25 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8bJ_rhfu6yUC&pg=PA25 |isbn=978-8-17829-906-8}}</ref> | |||
| ==Rajbhars in Nepal== | |||
| They are also known as ]. | |||
| The ] of Nepal classifies the Rajbhar as a subgroup within the broader social group of ] Other Caste.<ref> Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II </ref> At the time of the ], 9,542 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Rajbhar.<ref></ref> | |||
| Communities that are related to the Rajbhar by occupation in Uttar Pradesh include the Batham, Bind, Bhar, Dhimar, Dhinwar, Dhewar, Gariya, Gaur, Godia, Gond, Guria, Jhimar, Jhir, Jhinwar, Jhiwar, Kahar, Keot, Kewat, Kharwar, Khairwar, Kumhar, Machua, Majhi, Majhwar, Mallah, Nishad, Prajapati, Rajbhar, Raikwar, Tura, Turah, Turaha, Tureha and Turaiha. There were proposals in 2013 that some or all of these communities in the state should be reclassified as ] under India's ]; this would have involved declassifying them from the ] (OBC) category.<ref>{{cite news |title=Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position |first=Pankaj |last=Shah |date=6 April 2013 |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Political-parties-eye-Lok-Sabha-polls-bank-on-boatmen-to-claim-pole-position/articleshow/19409283.cms |accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> Whether or not this would happen was a significant issue in the campaign for the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP castes a wider UP net, uses Modi's background to attract OBC votes while seeking blessings by feeding Brahmins |first=Piyush |last=Srivastava |work=India Today |date=25 February 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bjp-leads-in-the-caste-game-in-up-2014-lok-sabha-polls/1/345392.html |accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> | |||
| They are among 17 OBC communities that were again proposed for Scheduled Caste status by the ]-controlled ]. However, this proposal, which relates to ], has been stayed by the courts; the prior attempt had been rejected by the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category |date=24 January 2017 |work=Financial Express |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/setback-for-akhilesh-government-as-high-court-stays-their-order-to-include-17-sub-castes-in-the-sc-category/520325/ |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list |date=22 December 2016 |agency=PTI |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-govt-to-include-17-other-backward-castes-in-sc-list/story-jQWfybFAcSJTnwj2k4NxqO.html |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref> | |||
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Rajbhar (also spelled Rajbhaar) is a caste or community present in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Bihar and others as well as Nepal.
The Rajbhar were traditionally laborers. Influenced by the Arya Samaj movement, bhars started using rajbhar, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient Bhar ruler.
Rajbhars in Nepal
The Central Bureau of Statistics of Nepal classifies the Rajbhar as a subgroup within the broader social group of Madheshi Other Caste. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, 9,542 people (0.0% of the population of Nepal) were Rajbhar.
References
- Mann, Dr. Nisha (2021). Women and Politics with special reference to PRIs. K.K. Publications. p. 210.
- Fox, Richard Gabriel (2021). From Zamindar to Ballot Box. Cornell University Press. p. 71.
- Veer, Peter van der (2020). The Management of Religious Experience and Identity in a North Indian Pilgrimage Centre. Taylor & Francis. p. 310.
- Narayan, Badri (209). Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation. SAGE Publications. p. 25. ISBN 978-8-17829-906-8.
- Population Monograph of Nepal, Volume II
- 2011 Nepal Census, District Level Detail Report
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