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'''Kurmi/Kunbi''', which is the name of one of the ]s (]s) of the ]s, is an ancient name for several ] and sub-castes of people who call themselves as ''Kurmi ]'' it is a kshatriya name similar to ancient Kurus. {{Cleanup-date|June 2006}}'''Kurmi''', which is one of the ]s of north Indian ] society. They are found in ] and ]. They are said to be ] and ] ancestry.
==Kurmi - origins ==


==Origin==
In ] the Kurmis formed their first association in ] to give teeth to their protest against the British decision to cut their numbers in the police force. Realising it was not enough, the Kurmi Sabha of ] included the ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s and ]s of other states in its fold.

The origin
and history of Kurmi is not clear. In physical
appearance Kurmi bears resemblance to
Austroloid ethnic elements: short height, with
dark brown skin colour, stubbed nose, thick lips
and prominent eyebrow-ridges. The ethnic notes
suggest the possibility of two groups of Kurmi:
one from Chota Nagpur and Orissa belt and
others in the northern region. It is possible that
Kurmi of Uttar Pradesh were basically Austroloid
ethnic population migrated from central India and
during generations of their stay with other
neighbouring populations and possible admixture
with the castes around might have acquired some
of the Caucasoid morphological features or traits.


==Kurmis in India and Nepal== ==Kurmis in India and Nepal==
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Kurmis constitute around two-to-three percentage of the total population of India. Kurmis constitute around two-to-three percentage of the total population of India.


==Etymology and usage== ===Common Kurmi surnames===
Basically, it means "I do", "I am able".
"Kuru" in Sanskrit means "do".


Common ]s or ]s of Kurmis include:
"yat na kurmi" sadresam priyam... (Valmiki Ramayana, Book 6, Sarga 1).
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I am unable" to do a pleasant act...
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"na kurmi' tvam bhasmam (Valmiki Ramayana, Book 5, Sarga 22)
*Baghmar
"I am making" you into ashes.
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*Chandrakar
*Chandrawanshi
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*Khichariya
*Kashyap
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*Madharia
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* Parganiha
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* Sainthwar
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*Tikariya
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==As political force== ==As political force==


The word "Kurmi" and why many of the Vedic people would use this term, reflects the advent and reasons for the advent of religions such as Buddhism and Jainism. The "Kurmi" movement as a national movement was started in the northern and eastern regions relatively recently to offset their tiny numbers.


In ] the Kurmis formed their first association in ] to give teeth to their protest against the British decision to cut their numbers in the police force. Realising it was not enough, the Kurmi Sabha of ] included the ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s, ]s and ]s of other states in its fold. The aim was to merge Kurmis from all over India so that the Kurmis from north-India could garner political power. But they are divided among themselves and never had the intellectual ability to unite under a common umbrella.
By ], many of the traditional Kshatriyas throughout ] and ] no longer were initiated into Vedas. This fact is attested to by ] who himself in ] texts calls ]s of the Brahmins a secret, but the ] is like the sun which shines on everyone. The level of bitterness between kshatriyas and brahmins is shown in the Buddhist Pali canon, '''Ambatta Sutta''', where Buddha himself is insulted by a brahman as being low born due to wrongly perceived insults that the brahmin received from his clan:


''Thus did the young Brahman Ambaññha for the first time charge the Sàkyas with being menials.

''`Once, Gotama, I had to go to Kapilavatthu on some business or other of Pokkharasàdi's, and went into the Sàkyas' Congress Hall. Now at that time there were a number of Sàkyas, old and young, seated in the hall on grand seats, making merry and joking together, nudging one another with their fingers; and for a truth, methinks, it was I myself that was the subject of their jokes; and not one of them even offered me a seat. That, Gotama, is neither fitting, nor is it seemly, that the Sàkyas, menials as they are, mere menials, should neither venerate, nor value, nor esteem, nor give gifts to, nor pay honour to Brahman.''

''Thus did the young Brahman Ambaññha for the second time charge the Sàkyas with being menials.
16. Then the Blessed One thought thus: `This Ambaññha is very set on humbling the Sàkyas with his charge of servile origin in. What if I were to ask him as to his own lineage?' And he said to him:

''`And what family do you then, Ambaññha, belong to?'''

''`I am a Kaõhàyana.''

''`Yes, but if one were to follow up your ancient name and lineage, Ambaññha, on the father's and the mother's side, it would appear that the Sàkyas were once your masters, and that you are the offspring of one of their slave girls. But the Sàkyas trace their line back to Okkàka the king. ''

This particular incident points to the fact that the relationship between the Kshatriyas and the Brahmins had become highly strained, with brahmins imagining insults where there were none, and kshatriyas being blamed for these imagined insults. So most Vedic kshatriyas in India were no longer initiated into the Vedas. So while the Brahmins were keeping their Vedas a secret from the kshatriyas, the kshatriyas under Buddha and Mahavira showed they didn't need Vedic scriptures for supreme spiritual self mastery. Many Kshatriyas of the region of India's great Empires in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar as well as the rest of Northern India either adopted the Kshatriya led religions of Buddhism and Jainism, or if they remained Hindu, their lineage was simply not kept up by the Brahmins of the area. In fact, the lineage of the founders of the kingdoms of the ] and ] many of whom were heavily Buddhist or Jain in their leanings, are obscure compared to the pre-Buddhistic, pre-Jain Kshatriyas.

The term or usage of the word "Kurmi" as a unified umbrella term for local and national level political purposes, is a relatively new usage for various ancient kshatriya clans and related aggrarians whose lineage became obscure due to either the estranged relationships between the Kshatriyas and Brahmins or their ancestral adoption or major influence of caste neutral religions such as Buddhism and Jainism.

When one says, the "kurmis", it literally means "the I cans" or the "I am ables".

==Famous Kurmi people==

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*Dr.]


===Famous Empires and Dynasties===

1. ]

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4. ]

5. ] Empires: Shivaji's father was a Bhonsle Kunbi, his mother was Jijibai, a Yadav from Devgiri.


==External links== ==External links==
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*http://www.geocities.com/srigurugranthsahib/RAMANAND.htm *http://www.geocities.com/srigurugranthsahib/RAMANAND.htm
* *http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/555124.cms
*http://46.1911encyclopedia.org/C/CH/CHANDRAGUPTA_MAURYA.htm
*http://www.rajasthantravelguide.com/rajasthan_tourism/rajasthan_history.html *http://www.rajasthantravelguide.com/rajasthan_tourism/rajasthan_history.html
*http://www.patidarsamaj.org/culture-traditions.htm
*http://www.lps-london-snv.co.uk/about_us.htm
*http://www.matiyapatidar.org/index2.htm
*http://en.wikipedia.org/Kunbi

==References==
*The Times of India, "Mighty Kurmis of ]" March 12, 2004
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Kurmi, which is one of the castes of north Indian Hindu society. They are found in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. They are said to be central Asian and australoid ancestry.

Origin

The origin and history of Kurmi is not clear. In physical appearance Kurmi bears resemblance to Austroloid ethnic elements: short height, with dark brown skin colour, stubbed nose, thick lips and prominent eyebrow-ridges. The ethnic notes suggest the possibility of two groups of Kurmi: one from Chota Nagpur and Orissa belt and others in the northern region. It is possible that Kurmi of Uttar Pradesh were basically Austroloid ethnic population migrated from central India and during generations of their stay with other neighbouring populations and possible admixture with the castes around might have acquired some of the Caucasoid morphological features or traits.

Kurmis in India and Nepal

Kurmis, as also present in the east as well as southern India. They are relatively prosperous and educated, forward thinking, but conscious and rooted to farming and trading also. Etymologically, the words, Kunbi are generally considered a derivative of the word Kurmi. Kurmis constitute around two-to-three percentage of the total population of India.

Common Kurmi surnames

Common surnames or family names of Kurmis include:

As political force

In 1894 the Kurmis formed their first association in Lucknow to give teeth to their protest against the British decision to cut their numbers in the police force. Realising it was not enough, the Kurmi Sabha of Awadh included the Patidars, Kapus, Vokkaligas, Reddys, Naidus and Marathas of other states in its fold. The aim was to merge Kurmis from all over India so that the Kurmis from north-India could garner political power. But they are divided among themselves and never had the intellectual ability to unite under a common umbrella.


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