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| | caste_name = (Kurmi)Mahato<br/>মাহাতো | |||
| | classification = | |||
| | family_names = mahato | |||
| | population = 1 million | |||
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| | languages = ], Kurmali dialect | |||
| | religions = ], ] | |||
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| '''Mahato''' ({{lang-bn|মাহাতো}}) is a surname found in India. | |||
| '''Mahato''' ({{lang-bn|মাহাতো}})is a surname mostly used by the "Kurmi" caste people of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Kurmi's are mostly agriculturalists people with land and know indigenous irrigation techniques, with very few landless agricultural labourers among them. The governments of ] and ] both have classified the Kurmis under Other Backward Classes since 1994.Earlier "Mahato's" was considered as a single community clsssified as Schedule Tribe in the INDIAN gazette of 1932 but with a mass movement and support from Hindu Mahasava, Kurmi and Koiri's had established themselves as general cast(Kshatriya). Based on socioeconomic condition Mandal Commission proposed Kurmi's and Koiries as OBC.The surname "Mahato" is used by some other castes. eg-Koeri (Jharkhand, Bihar), Nunia (Bihar, West Bengal), Bedia (West Bengal), Bhumij (West Bengal), Oraon(jharkhand). "Mahato's" of Orissa is using "Mahanta" as their surname again which is synnonimus to the sunmame "Mohanta" used by "Napit" community in Dinajpur area of West Bengal. Though many people even the surname holders consider mahato's as a single caste which is not having any proper basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anagrasarkalyan.gov.in/htm/obc_list.html |title=Government of West Bengal: List of Other Backward Classes |publisher=Govt. of West Bengal |date= |accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref> | |||
| == Religion == | |||
| The Mahato's (Kurmi's of Chotanagpure area) are hindus and nature worshippers. They are worshippers of Shiva,kali and nautre godess mansa. During the worship of Shiva, they sacrifice goats. | |||
| == Topology == | |||
| They are mainly found in the region of the chotanagpur region, manbhum, giridih, dhanbad, bokaro and on the borders of jharkhand and west bengal. they mainly put titles like mahato, ohhadar, chaudhary after their name. There populationis nearly 1 million which is slowly decreasing due to the lost of their habitates, fields from them by many outsiders and big industies. | |||
| == Prominent Mahatos == | |||
| *]MLA,leader of the ] | |||
| *], | |||
| *],Ex MP | |||
| *] ,International archer | |||
| *] ,Indian archer (caste-]) | |||
| == Language == | |||
| They mainly speak the prominent languages like the kurmali, panchparganiya, sadri, bengali, khrota. they have a rich culture and background. | |||
| == Politics == | |||
| There are many known politicians in kurmis caste having many secure positions in the states government of jharkhand, but today the kurmis mahatos are only used as a vote bank by the leaders of different parties who show them dream that they would be joined in the ST list if they give vote to their parties but they are only used by these politicians for their own cause fulfilling their own dreams and left their community in backwardness. | |||
| == See also == | |||
| * ] (OBC) | |||
| * ] (OBC) | |||
| * ] (SC/ST) | |||
| * ] (ST) | |||
| * ] (ST) | |||
| * ](ST) | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| * The Indian Caste Gazette 1932 | |||
| * The Jharkhand/Bihar Caste Gazette | |||
| {{Bengali Hindu people}} | {{Bengali Hindu people}} | ||
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Mahato (Template:Lang-bn) is a surname found in India.
