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| {{Short description|A Subdivision of Ahir Caste in India.}} | {{Short description|A Subdivision of Ahir Caste in India.}} | ||
| '''Kamaria ('''or '''''Kamariya, Kumheria, kamariha'')''' also known as '''Yaduvanshi Thakur'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW7aAAAAMAAJ&q=Yaduvanshi+Thakur|title=Caste Dimensions in a Village|last=Mutatkar|first=Ramchandra Keshav|date=1978|publisher=Shubhada-Saraswat|language=en}}</ref> is a subdivison of ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgpEIb4tNjgC&dq=kamaria+subdivision+ahir&pg=PA54|title=Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?|last=Gupta|first=Dipankar|date=2004-12-08|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3324-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.530143/page/n101/mode/2up?q=Kamaria&view=theater|title=Abhiras Their History And Culture|last=Survavanshi|first=Bhagwansingh|date=1962|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite thesis|title=Sons of Krishna: The politics of Yadav community formation in a north Indian town.|url=https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2106/|publisher=London School of Economics and Political Science|date=2002|degree=phd|language=en|first=Lucia|last=Michelutti}}</ref>(]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG5uAAAAMAAJ&q=kamaria+ahir|title=Coalition Politics and Power Sharing|last=Majeed|first=Akhtar|date=2000|publisher=Manak Publications Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-86562-96-3|language=en}}</ref>) or ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG5uAAAAMAAJ&q=kamaria+ahir|title=Coalition Politics and Power Sharing|last=Majeed|first=Akhtar|date=2000|publisher=Manak Publications Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-86562-96-3|language=en}}</ref> Caste in ], |
'''Kamaria ('''or '''''Kamariya, Kumheria, kamariha'')''' also known as '''Yaduvanshi Thakur'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW7aAAAAMAAJ&q=Yaduvanshi+Thakur|title=Caste Dimensions in a Village|last=Mutatkar|first=Ramchandra Keshav|date=1978|publisher=Shubhada-Saraswat|language=en}}</ref> is a subdivison of ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgpEIb4tNjgC&dq=kamaria+subdivision+ahir&pg=PA54|title=Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?|last=Gupta|first=Dipankar|date=2004-12-08|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3324-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.530143/page/n101/mode/2up?q=Kamaria&view=theater|title=Abhiras Their History And Culture|last=Survavanshi|first=Bhagwansingh|date=1962|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite thesis|title=Sons of Krishna: The politics of Yadav community formation in a north Indian town.|url=https://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2106/|publisher=London School of Economics and Political Science|date=2002|degree=phd|language=en|first=Lucia|last=Michelutti}}</ref>(]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG5uAAAAMAAJ&q=kamaria+ahir|title=Coalition Politics and Power Sharing|last=Majeed|first=Akhtar|date=2000|publisher=Manak Publications Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-86562-96-3|language=en}}</ref>) or ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG5uAAAAMAAJ&q=kamaria+ahir|title=Coalition Politics and Power Sharing|last=Majeed|first=Akhtar|date=2000|publisher=Manak Publications Pvt. Limited|isbn=978-81-86562-96-3|language=en}}</ref> Caste in ], | ||
| {{Infobox ethnic group | {{Infobox ethnic group | ||
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| Locally in ] region of Uttar Pradesh, Which includes ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] districts of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgpEIb4tNjgC&q=etawah+mainpuri+kamaria|title=Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?|last=Gupta|first=Dipankar|date=2004-12-08|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3324-3|language=en}}</ref> | Locally in ] region of Uttar Pradesh, Which includes ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] districts of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name=":7">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgpEIb4tNjgC&q=etawah+mainpuri+kamaria|title=Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?|last=Gupta|first=Dipankar|date=2004-12-08|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3324-3|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| Kamarias |
Kamarias claim to be descendants from ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW7aAAAAMAAJ&q=Kamaria+Ahir|title=Caste Dimensions in a Village|last=Mutatkar|first=Ramchandra Keshav|date=1978|publisher=Shubhada-Saraswat|language=en}}</ref>)lineage. | ||
| The Kamaria clan claims descent from Kamalnayan, an Ahir king from the ] era. In the Braj region, the Kamaria and other subdivisions of Ahirs were gradually absorbed into the ] category of landlords and into the Yaduvanshi subdivision as a consequence of ] so-called "official" ethnographies and racial theories.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&q=lucia+michelutti|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> | The Kamaria clan claims descent from Kamalnayan, an Ahir king from the ] era. In the Braj region, the Kamaria and other subdivisions of Ahirs were gradually absorbed into the ] category of landlords and into the Yaduvanshi subdivision as a consequence of ] so-called "official" ethnographies and racial theories.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&q=lucia+michelutti|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> | ||
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| The Ahir Para of Mathura, i.e. the Sadar Bazaar is said to be established by two families originally from ], Chaudhari Parivar (the Head Family) and ''Dudh Parivar'' (the Milk Family). The Milk Family belonged to Tulsi Ram, a ] of Deshwar gotra of the Kamaria clan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&dq=dudh+parivar&pg=PT145|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref> This family as of today owns the Mahadev Ghat Akhara.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8bfCgAAQBAJ&dq=Mahadev+Ghat,+Yadav&pg=PA53|title=Power and Influence in India: Bosses, Lords and Captains|last1=Price|first1=Pamela|last2=Ruud|first2=Arild Engelsen|date=2012-07-26|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-19799-4|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&dq=Mahadev+Ghat+Mathura&pg=PT46|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref> | The Ahir Para of Mathura, i.e. the Sadar Bazaar is said to be established by two families originally from ], Chaudhari Parivar (the Head Family) and ''Dudh Parivar'' (the Milk Family). The Milk Family belonged to Tulsi Ram, a ] of Deshwar gotra of the Kamaria clan.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&dq=dudh+parivar&pg=PT145|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref> This family as of today owns the Mahadev Ghat Akhara.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8bfCgAAQBAJ&dq=Mahadev+Ghat,+Yadav&pg=PA53|title=Power and Influence in India: Bosses, Lords and Captains|last1=Price|first1=Pamela|last2=Ruud|first2=Arild Engelsen|date=2012-07-26|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-19799-4|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&dq=Mahadev+Ghat+Mathura&pg=PT46|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref> | ||
| “The Ghosi kept shouting while the Kamaria married the bride”, The story behind this idiom is rooted in a traditional tale. According to the legend, a father accidentally arranged his daughter’s marriage to two men of Ahir caste but from different Subclans—a Kamaria and a Ghosi. On the wedding day, both grooms arrived at the bride's home. In an attempt to resolve the situation, the father placed an obstacle in the path of the wedding procession('']''), declaring that the first groom to reach the wedding altar (''mandap'') would marry his daughter. While the Ghosi groom stood still, pondering and shouting what to do, the Kamaria groom quickly removed the obstacle and raced ahead, reaching the mandap first and marrying the girl.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r4ljAAAAMAAJ&q=kamariya+ghosi|title=Lokokti evaṃ muhāvarā kośa: Kannaujī ke sandarbha meṃ|last1=Siṃha|first1=Rājakumāra|last2=Vyoma|first2=Jagadīśa Candra Yādava|date=1994|publisher=Ārādhanā Bradarsa|language=hi}}</ref> | |||
| == Notable figures == | == Notable figures == | ||
| ], a Kamaria Ahir (standing at right)]] | ], a Kamaria Ahir (standing at right)]] | ||
| * ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8IZEAAAQBAJ&dq=mulayam+singh+yadav+kamariya&pg=PA170|title=Politics as Social Text in India: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh|last=Sarkar|first=Jayabrata|date=2021-03-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-37034-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yy2cDAAAQBAJ&dq=mulayam+singh+yadav+kamariya&pg=PA33|title=Etawah Janpad Ki Seemavarti Boliyon Ka Bhasha: Bestseller Book by Ramshankar Katheria: Etawah Janpad Ki Seemavarti Boliyon Ka Bhasha|last=Katheria|first=Ramshankar|date=2016-01-01|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=978-93-5186-580-3|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s9cYoZaNxMcC&dq=mulayam+yadav+kamaria&pg=PA213|title=Why Ethnic Parties Succeed: Patronage and Ethnic Head Counts in India|last=Chandra|first=Kanchan|date=2007-02-15|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-89141-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgpEIb4tNjgC&dq=mulayam+yadav+kamaria&pg=PA54|title=Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?|last=Gupta|first=Dipankar|date=2004-12-08|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3324-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&dq=mulayam+yadav+kamaria&pg=PT44|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref |
* ]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K8IZEAAAQBAJ&dq=mulayam+singh+yadav+kamariya&pg=PA170|title=Politics as Social Text in India: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh|last=Sarkar|first=Jayabrata|date=2021-03-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-37034-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yy2cDAAAQBAJ&dq=mulayam+singh+yadav+kamariya&pg=PA33|title=Etawah Janpad Ki Seemavarti Boliyon Ka Bhasha: Bestseller Book by Ramshankar Katheria: Etawah Janpad Ki Seemavarti Boliyon Ka Bhasha|last=Katheria|first=Ramshankar|date=2016-01-01|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|isbn=978-93-5186-580-3|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s9cYoZaNxMcC&dq=mulayam+yadav+kamaria&pg=PA213|title=Why Ethnic Parties Succeed: Patronage and Ethnic Head Counts in India|last=Chandra|first=Kanchan|date=2007-02-15|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-89141-7|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bgpEIb4tNjgC&dq=mulayam+yadav+kamaria&pg=PA54|title=Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?|last=Gupta|first=Dipankar|date=2004-12-08|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0-7619-3324-3|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOYJEAAAQBAJ&dq=mulayam+yadav+kamaria&pg=PT44|title=The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India|last=Michelutti|first=Lucia|date=2020-11-29|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-08400-9|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-10-10|title=Mulayam singh yadav biography in Hindi: मुलायम सिंह यादव की बायोग्राफी, क्या था गोत्र, खुद को मानते थे भगवान कृष्ण के वंशज|url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zee-hindustan/national/mulayam-singh-yadav-biography-of-know-all-the-information-related-to-age-assets-wife-son/1388100|access-date=2024-11-24|website=Zee News Hindi|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RG4ZEAAAQBAJ&q=kamariya+&pg=PT131|title=Politics as Social Text in India: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh|last=Sarkar|first=Jayabrata|date=2021-03-30|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-000-37037-9|language=en}}</ref>of Rawat got,<ref>{{Cite web|title='आप अपने गोत्र का नाम ले लीजिए'...Prayagraj में Akhilesh Yadav ने संगम पर दिया ये जवाब|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/politics/akhilesh-yadav-performed-rituals-in-prayagraj-for-his-father/videoshow/94966130.cms#google_vignette|access-date=2024-11-24|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref> the founder of ] (SP), Former C.M of Uttar Pradesh and former Defense Minister of India | ||
| == Estate, Zamindaris & village holding == | == Estate, Zamindaris & village holding == | ||
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| == Synonyms, Titles, and Gotras == | == Synonyms, Titles, and Gotras == | ||
| * Synonyms: Uprelia Ahir<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW7aAAAAMAAJ&q=upreliya+ahir|title=Caste Dimensions in a Village|last=Mutatkar|first=Ramchandra Keshav|date=1978|publisher=Shubhada-Saraswat|language=en}}</ref> Yaduvanshi Thakur,<ref name=":0" /> Bundel Thakur<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW7aAAAAMAAJ&q=Bundel+Thakur|title=Caste Dimensions in a Village|last=Mutatkar|first=Ramchandra Keshav|date=1978|publisher=Shubhada-Saraswat|language=en}}</ref> Kaoras<ref name=":3 |
* Synonyms: Uprelia Ahir<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW7aAAAAMAAJ&q=upreliya+ahir|title=Caste Dimensions in a Village|last=Mutatkar|first=Ramchandra Keshav|date=1978|publisher=Shubhada-Saraswat|language=en}}</ref> Yaduvanshi Thakur,<ref name=":0" /> Bundel Thakur<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XW7aAAAAMAAJ&q=Bundel+Thakur|title=Caste Dimensions in a Village|last=Mutatkar|first=Ramchandra Keshav|date=1978|publisher=Shubhada-Saraswat|language=en}}</ref> Kaoras<ref name=":3" /> | ||
| == Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
| * The word 'Kamaria' literally means ''Kambal'', a ].<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| * Some{{who}} claim that 'Kamaria', is derived from ''Kamli'', one of the other names for the lord ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=drG9EAAAQBAJ&dq=kamli+krsna&pg=SL11-PA275|title=Atma Bhog: Bhajans with Chords and Translations|last=Marga|first=Bhakti|date=2023-03-01|publisher=Bhakti Marga Publications|isbn=978-3-96343-074-9|language=en}}</ref>{{better source}} | * Some{{who}} claim that 'Kamaria', is derived from ''Kamli'', one of the other names for the lord ].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=drG9EAAAQBAJ&dq=kamli+krsna&pg=SL11-PA275|title=Atma Bhog: Bhajans with Chords and Translations|last=Marga|first=Bhakti|date=2023-03-01|publisher=Bhakti Marga Publications|isbn=978-3-96343-074-9|language=en}}</ref>{{better source}} | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 22 December 2024
A Subdivision of Ahir Caste in India.Kamaria (or Kamariya, Kumheria, kamariha) also known as Yaduvanshi Thakur is a subdivison of Ahirs(Abhira) or Yadav Caste in India,
Ethnic group| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh, Braj | |
| Languages | |
| Braj Bhasha, Hindi | |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | |
Origin
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Locally in Braj region of Uttar Pradesh, Which includes Mathura, Shikohabad, Jalesar, Agra, Hathras, Aligarh, Etah, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etawah and Farrukhabad districts of Uttar Pradesh.
Kamarias claim to be descendants from Yaduvansha.)lineage.
The Kamaria clan claims descent from Kamalnayan, an Ahir king from the Mahabharata era. In the Braj region, the Kamaria and other subdivisions of Ahirs were gradually absorbed into the Nandvanshi category of landlords and into the Yaduvanshi subdivision as a consequence of British so-called "official" ethnographies and racial theories.
History
The Ahir Para of Mathura, i.e. the Sadar Bazaar is said to be established by two families originally from Kannauj, Chaudhari Parivar (the Head Family) and Dudh Parivar (the Milk Family). The Milk Family belonged to Tulsi Ram, a Sepoy of Deshwar gotra of the Kamaria clan. This family as of today owns the Mahadev Ghat Akhara.
Notable figures
- Mulayam Singh Yadavof Rawat got, the founder of Samajwadi Party (SP), Former C.M of Uttar Pradesh and former Defense Minister of India
Estate, Zamindaris & village holding
- Kamaria Ahir used to have Zamindari in Jaurasi, a village in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Distribution
Kamaria Ahirs are mostly found in Western Uttar Pradesh and in some parts of Madhya Pradesh, which includes Mathura, Agra, Etawah (most numerous in Etawah), Mainpuri, Etah, Firozabad, Jhansi, Gwalior, Bhind, Shivpuri, Jabalpur, etc.
Synonyms, Titles, and Gotras
- Synonyms: Uprelia Ahir Yaduvanshi Thakur, Bundel Thakur Kaoras
Etymology
- Some claim that 'Kamaria', is derived from Kamli, one of the other names for the lord Krishna.
See also
References
- ^ Mutatkar, Ramchandra Keshav (1978). Caste Dimensions in a Village. Shubhada-Saraswat.
- Gupta, Dipankar (2004-12-08). Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-3324-3.
- Survavanshi, Bhagwansingh (1962). Abhiras Their History And Culture.
- ^ Michelutti, Lucia (2002). Sons of Krishna: The politics of Yadav community formation in a north Indian town (phd thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Majeed, Akhtar (2000). Coalition Politics and Power Sharing. Manak Publications Pvt. Limited. ISBN 978-81-86562-96-3.
- Majeed, Akhtar (2000). Coalition Politics and Power Sharing. Manak Publications Pvt. Limited. ISBN 978-81-86562-96-3.
- Lucia Michelutti (2008). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste, and Religion in India Volume 1 of Exploring the political in South Asia. Routledge, Original from the University of California. p. 101. ISBN 9780415467322.
- ^ Gupta, Dipankar (2004-12-08). Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-3324-3.
- Mutatkar, Ramchandra Keshav (1978). Caste Dimensions in a Village. Shubhada-Saraswat.
- Michelutti, Lucia (2020-11-29). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08400-9.
- Michelutti, Lucia (2020-11-29). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08400-9.
- Price, Pamela; Ruud, Arild Engelsen (2012-07-26). Power and Influence in India: Bosses, Lords and Captains. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-19799-4.
- Michelutti, Lucia (2020-11-29). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08400-9.
- Sarkar, Jayabrata (2021-03-29). Politics as Social Text in India: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-37034-8.
- Katheria, Ramshankar (2016-01-01). Etawah Janpad Ki Seemavarti Boliyon Ka Bhasha: Bestseller Book by Ramshankar Katheria: Etawah Janpad Ki Seemavarti Boliyon Ka Bhasha (in Hindi). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5186-580-3.
- Chandra, Kanchan (2007-02-15). Why Ethnic Parties Succeed: Patronage and Ethnic Head Counts in India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-89141-7.
- Gupta, Dipankar (2004-12-08). Caste in Question: Identity Or Hierarchy?. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0-7619-3324-3.
- Michelutti, Lucia (2020-11-29). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08400-9.
- "Mulayam singh yadav biography in Hindi: मुलायम सिंह यादव की बायोग्राफी, क्या था गोत्र, खुद को मानते थे भगवान कृष्ण के वंशज". Zee News Hindi (in Hindi). 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- Sarkar, Jayabrata (2021-03-30). Politics as Social Text in India: The Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-37037-9.
- "'आप अपने गोत्र का नाम ले लीजिए'...Prayagraj में Akhilesh Yadav ने संगम पर दिया ये जवाब". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- Institute, Deccan College Post-graduate and Research (1964). Bulletin of the Deccan College Research Institute. Dr. A. M. Ghatage, director, Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute.
- Mutatkar, Ramchandra Keshav (1978). Caste Dimensions in a Village. Shubhada-Saraswat.
- Rani, Usha (1978). "Chapter IV: The Ahirs of Uttar Pradesh". Cultural Geography of Ahir's in Uttar Pradesh (Master's thesis). p. 132.
- ^ Abbasi, A. A. (2001). Dimensions of Human Cultures in Central India: Professor S.K. Tiwari Felicitation Volume. Sarup & Sons. ISBN 978-81-7625-186-0.
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