Rajak (caste)

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{{Short description|Indian group associated with the role of launderer}}

{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Dhobi
| native_name = Rajak, Dhoba, Warthi, Baretha, Chakla, Parit, Watts, Agasa, Madivala, Nekkara, Pariyata<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Robert Vane Russell|title=The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India,Volume two|date=4 August 2018|publisher=|isbn=9785041261597|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MH9nDwAAQBAJ&dq=rajak+caste&pg=PT823}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=M.L.Mathur|title=backward castes|date=2004|publisher=Kalpaz Publication|isbn=8178350696|page=228|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GulBDMgxcU0C&dq=rajak+caste&pg=PA228}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Sturrock|title=South Canara|date=1894|publisher=Government Press Madras|isbn=|page=170|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oOQ2AQAAMAAJ&dq=dhobi+or+rajak+caste&pg=PA170}}</ref>
| image =Akhil bharatha dhobi mahasangh menbers.jpg
| image_caption =Akhil Bharatha Dhobi Mahasangh Members with former prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]]
| religions = [[Hinduism]], and [[Buddhism]]
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

'''Dhobi''' known in some places as '''Dhoba'''<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Amritha Mondal|title=Owning Land,Being Women Inheritance and Subjecthood in India|date=6 April 2021|publisher=Bibiliographic publication|isbn=9783110690361|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kdwhEAAAQBAJ&dq=Dhoba+agriculture&pg=PT41}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6C1RAAAAYAAJ&dq=dhoba+agriculture+labour&pg=PA503|title=Census of India,1911 Volume 6 Part|publisher=Bengal Sectriyat Press|year=1902|editor1-last=K.A.Gait|page=503}}</ref> or '''Rajaka''', '''Madivala''' is a group of [[Caste system in India|community]] in India and the greater [[Indian subcontinent]] whose traditional occupations are [[Clothes washing|washing]], [[ironing]], [[farmer|cultivator]] and [[Farmworker|agricultural work]].<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=R.V.Russell|title=The tribes and Castes of the central provinces of india volume 2 of 4|pages=515–519|url=https://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/tribes-and-castes-central-provinces-india-vol-i}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=R N Hadimani|title=The politics of poverty|year=1984|publisher=Ashish Publication|page=184|isbn=9780391032644|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_d4fc2ashDUC&dq=agriculture+labours+dhobis&pg=PA184}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Ranabir samaddar|title=State of Justice in India|date=11 April 2009|publisher=Sage publication|page=55|isbn=9788132104193|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNCGAwAAQBAJ&dq=agriculture+labours+dhobis&pg=RA2-PA55}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2011-01-09|title=Dhobi|url=https://peoplegroupsindia.com/profiles/dhobi/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=People Groups of India|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Channa, Subhadra Mitra. 1991. "Caste, 'Jati' and {{Sic|Enthnicity}}—Some Reflections Based on a Case Study of the Dhobis." ''Indian Anthropologist'' 21(2):39-55. {{JSTOR|41919653}}.</ref>

They are a large community, distributed across [[North India|northern]], [[Central India|central]], [[Western India|western]] and [[East India|eastern India]]; as well as in [[Bangladesh]], [[Pakistan]], [[Caste system in Nepal|Nepal]], and [[Caste system in Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Dhobi (Hindu traditions) in India|url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16709/IN|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Joshua Project|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327102812/http://joshuaproject.net:80/people_groups/16709/IN |archive-date=27 March 2014 }}</ref> A majority of the community associate themselves with [[Hinduism]].<ref name=":1" /> Many religiously follow Sant Gadge ([[Gadge Maharaj]]), whose ''jayanti'' (birth anniversary) they celebrate every 23 February.

As such, Dhobi communities in many areas today are [[Scheduled Castes]] in many states, or [[Other Backward Class]] in other states and regions.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=S.C.Bhatt,K.Bhargava|title=Land and People in 36 volume|year=2005|publisher=Kalpaz Publication|isbn=8178353563|page=43|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3IWXh-6zDe8C&dq=obc+dhobi+list&pg=PA43}}</ref>

In 2017, [[Supreme Court of India]] noted calling people ''dhobi'' was offensive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calling People 'Harijan' or 'Dhobi' Is Offensive: Supreme Court|url= https://m.thewire.in/article/law/calling-people-harijan-or-dhobi-is-offensive-supreme-court|language=en|date=26 March 2017}}</ref>

== Origins ==
=== In mythology ===
[[File:Virabhadra Daksha.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Virabhadra and Daksha]]
There is a tradition that they are descendants of the mythological hero [[Virabhadra]],who was ordered by [[Shiva]] to wash the clothes of all men,as an expiation of the sin of putting many people to death in [[Daksha]]s Yaga,hence the [[South India]] dhobis are frequently called virabhadran<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=nagendra KR.Singh|title=South Indian Ethnography,Volume one|year=2006|publisher=Global vision publication|pages=15–19|isbn=8182201683|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xcpa_T-7oVQC&dq=agasa&pg=PA15}}</ref>

== Synonyms ==
=== Rajasthan ===
Dhobi or Dhoba,have derived the name from the Hindi word dhona which means to wash.They claim to have originated from [[Rajput]].They are distributed all over the state.Their main concentration is in Ajmer district. They speak in Mewari and Hindi.and Devnagari script.The Dhobi are non-vegetarian,The community has twelve exogamous ataks clans Some of them are Chauhan,Marwara,Hilogia.
<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=K.S.Singh|title=people of india Rajasthan|year=1998|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India by Manohar Publishers|pages=336–338|isbn=9788171547661|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B1uEmwEACAAJ&q=Dhobi}}</ref>

=== Haryana ===
The Dhobi of Haryana are said to have originated from [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Rajasthan]]. They are scattered throughout the state.Like other [[Hindu]] communities,they are divided into clans called [[gotra]]s. Some of the major gotras are the [[Chauhan]], Shukravar, Rajoria, Tonwar, Panwar, Badera, Satmase, Akhasriya, Mahavar, Basvadiya and Sunaria. These clan names are also used as surnames. There main occupation remains washing of and drying of clothes. A small number of Dhobi are marginal farmers.
<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=k.S.Singh,Madan Lal Sharma|title=Peoples of India Haryana|year=1994|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India by Manohar Publishers|pages=149–154|isbn=9788173040917|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KhIwAQAAIAAJ&q=Dhobi}}</ref>

=== Maharastra ===
In [[Maharashtra]], the Dhobi are found throughout the state, and are also known as Parit.They claim to have originally belonged to the [[Rajput]] community, and in particular the [[Chauhan]] clan.The Dhobi have been listed as an [[Other Backward Classes|Other Backward Class]].They speak [[Marathi language|Marathi]] among themselves,and [[Hindi]] with outsiders.
<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=kumar suresh singh|title=People of India Maharashtra|year=2004|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|page=523|isbn=9788179911006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2xQwAQAAIAAJ&q=maharastra+dhobis+claim+rajput}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Suresh Kokate|title=The Social and the Symbolic|date=7 March 2007|publisher=SAGE Publication|pages=295–310|isbn=9788132101178|quote = Sathiriya Maratiya Parit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7yGAwAAQBAJ&q=the+social+and+the+symbolic}}</ref> The community are endogamous, and practice clan exogamy. There main clans in [[Maharashtra]] are the Abidkar, Bannolkar, Belwarkar, Chawhan, Chawlkar, Chewakar, Dhongde, Gaikwad, Ghousalkar, Harmekar, Hedulkar, Kalyankar, Kanekar, Kalatkar, Lad, Malekar, Nandgaonkar, Nane, Pawar, Pabrekar, Palkar, Purwarkar, Salekar, and Waskar. Marriage within the clan is prohibited.<ref>People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 523-528</ref>

=== Karnataka ===
The Agasa a washerfolk community and small land owning agriculturits,are also known as Madivala,Madivala follows Veershaiva lingayat dhrama, Nanjundayya and Iyer (1928) record that on the occasion of Dakshabrahma's sacrifice, Lord Siva created a ferocious person,
[[Virabhadra]],who in his anger,got his clothes bloodstained while killing [[Daksha]] and his com panions.[[Virabhadra]] appeared before [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] and thought lessly allowed his impure garments to come in contact with the god.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=K.S.Singh|title=Part of India Karnataga|year=2003|publisher=East West Press|pages =177–183|isbn=9788185938981|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vxMwAQAAIAAJ&dq=Agasa&pg=PR2}}</ref>

=== Uttar Pradesh ===
Perhaps the largest concentration of Dhobis is found in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. They have been granted [[scheduled caste]] status.The community is strictly endogamous,and practice clan exogamy.Their main clans, known as [[gotra]]s,are the Ayodhiabasi, Mathur, Srivash, Belwar and Jaiswar.Belwar, practice hypergamy, with clans of lower status giving girls in marriage to those of higher status,but not receiving girls.They are used titles like Kanaujia<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=H.A.Rose|title=People of the India UttarPradesh Volume two|year=1997|publisher=mehra offset press|page=289|isbn=8185297711|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LPsvytmN3mUC&dq=kanojia+dhobi&pg=PA239}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=ckford Luard|title=Census of India volume -B|year=1901|publisher=NawalKishore publication|page=229|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BTBBAQAAMAAJ&dq=kanojia+dhobi&pg=PT42}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=K.C.Das|title=Global Encyclopaedia of the North Indian Dalits Ethnography volume one|year=2007|publisher=Glopal Vision|page=241|isbn=978-8182202399|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0IM3l0v0Z6YC&dq=kanojia+dhobi&pg=PA241}}</ref>[[Diwakar]], Bharti, [[Choudhary]] and [[Chaudhary]] etc.{{cn|date=April 2022}}They speak the various dialects of [[Hindi]], such as [[Khari boli]] and [[Awadhi]]<ref>People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 446 to 451 Manohar Publications</ref>

The Dhobi are still involved in their traditional occupation, which is washing clothes. Traditionally, the community would wash clothes for particular families, and would receive grain and services from them. But with the growth of the cash economy, most Dhobi are now paid money for their services. A significant number of Dhobis are cultivators, and this particularly so in western [[Uttar Pradesh]]. They live in multi-caste villages, but occupy their own distinct quarters. Each of their settlement contains an informal [[caste]] council, known as a biradari panchayat. The panchayat acts as instrument of social control, dealing with issues such as divorce and adultery.<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=k.C.Das|title=North Indian Ethnography|year=2007|publisher=Glopal Vision|page=240|isbn=9788182202382|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0IM3l0v0Z6YC&dq=Dhobi+uttar+pradesh&pg=PA240}}</ref>

=== Andhra pradhesh ===

Rajaka Community Rajaka community has two dependant sub-castes,namely Patamuvaru and Ganjikutivaru.They are also called Patamollu,Patamchakallu or Arogya Brahmins in Andhra Pradesh. They recite Rajaka Puranam which is also called [[Basava purana|Basavapuranam]] or Basava Vijayamu with the help of Coprtad at 96 Art and Culture of Marginalised Nomadic Tribes in Andhra.a Patam in which they trace the origin and evolution of the Rajaka community. There is a legend regarding the origin of Patamuvaru.According to it, [[Virabhadra]] who was sent to destroy [[Daksha|Daksha Yajna]] by Lord [[Shiva]],was supposed to have committed a grave sin by the destruction of Yajna which was equal to that of killing of gods.Siva though admired Virabhadra for his valour and achievement,ordered him to wash the clothes of gods to propitiate his sin.Virabhadra went to Swarnakamala sarasu and he was very much disturbed how to do this job. While he was worrying about the ignominy of such act, two drops of his sweat fell on two Kamalams (lotus flowers) in the lake. One such drop emerged as [[Madivala Machideva]] who was ordered to wash the clothes of gods.After completing the job, he approached Virabhadra and prayed him to show him the source for his livelihood.Virabhadra asked him to go to Bhuloka and wash the clothes of men and thus earn his livelihood. His progeny came to be known as Rajakas. Another person who emerged from the drop of sweat of Virabhdra from another lotus flower refused to wash the clothes.He was cursed by Virabhadra to depend on the Rajakas for the livelihood.Thus a dependant caste of Patamuvaru came into being5 The story of Madivelu Machaiah is also described in Basavapuranam.We also find Machaiah katha in the folk songs of Karnataka.The Rajakas worship Madivelu Machaiah as an incarnation of Virabhadra.Patamuvaru visit their Mirasi villages once in three years to recite Rajaka Puranam and Gotras of Rajakas.In the Rajaka Puranam they narrate Madivelu Machaiah's origin,family and the war between Madivelu Machaiah and Bijala Raju<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Sadanandhan|title=Art and culture of marginalished Nomadic Tribes|year=2008|publisher=Gyan Publication House|pages=95–97|isbn=978-8121209588|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nhu52oHk6r4C&dq=rajaka&pg=PA96}}</ref>

=== Tamil Nadu ===

[[Vannar]] belongs to the Valangai ("Right-hand caste faction").Some of The Valangai comprised castes with an agricultural basis while the Idangai consisted of castes involved in manufacturing,Valangai,which was better organised politically
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gmlQAQAAMAAJ&q=%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D+|title=Ān̲antaraṅkar nāṭkur̲ippu: āyvu|date=4 October 1991|publisher=Tamil̲iyal Tur̲ai, Putuvaip Palkalaik Kal̲akam|via=Google Books}}</ref>
{{cquote|"Kayvanaval Allitharum and the tiger flag were hoisted
<br />were Identified"|400px||-Right hand history}}
<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Soundarapandian|title=Right hand history|publisher=Department of Archeology|year=1995|page=108|url=https://www.tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt1kxyy&tag=%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%20%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%81#book1/}}</ref>
About Tamil Vannar and Vaduka Vannar
As told in the histories of Bharatavarsha
{{cquote|"with curved <br /> lotus garland <br /> white elephant"|400px||- Inhabitants of india}}<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Gustav oppert|title=On The Original Inhabitants of Bharatavarsha or india|publisher=cornell university library|year=1894|page=64|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924024065470/page/n87/mode/1up}}</ref>
In the Tirunelveli region,Thai deities (female deities) are worshiped in large numbers and are worshiped with a pedestal or trident.in states like [[Karnataka]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]],Vannars are still the priests of the [[Mariamman|Mariamman temple]]<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Sivamathi|title=Spiritual repository|publisher=Sura Publication|year=2006|page=244|isbn=9788174789440|quote=The fiery goddess became known as Draupadi Amman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pl_V-zPgyf4C}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Ganapathy Raman |title=Worship of idols in Tirunelveli|publisher=Thirumagal Publication|year=1986|page=113|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jvwXAAAAIAAJ}}</ref>

=== Kerala ===

Kerala Dhobis can be called mannan or vannan, At the [[Pooram]] festival in [[Kerala]],the goddess is usually seen wearing a white robe with a large handle in red green orange black white colours

In India,the largest [[Mysore Dasara|Dasara]] festival is held in October in [[Karnataka]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] during the month of October, The honorable sword given at Dasara is given to the vannan only

Mannan are also the priests of the [[Bhagavati]] Amman temple<ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=Edger Thurston
|title=Castes and Tribes of Southern India
|publisher=Madras Government press|year=1909|pages=315–320|quote=Venkudai Festival and Kulasai dasara Festival|url=https://archive.org/details/castestribesofso07thuriala/page/315/mode/2up}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{| class="wikitable"
![[States and union territories of India|State]]/[[Union territory|Territory]]
!Known as
!Description
!Status<ref name=":2">http://socialjustice.nic.in/writereaddata/UploadFile/Compendium-2016.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Rajaka
|In Andhra Pradesh, the Rajakas do farming and agriculture, as well as washing, and ironing. However, there are many Rajakas in all sectors, such as doctors, engineers, lawyers, journalists, social services, IT, and politicians.<ref name="andhrapradesh">{{Cite web|title=National Commission for Backward Classes|url=http://ncbc.nic.in/Home.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fPdf%2fandhrapradesh.pdf|website=ncbc.nic.in}}</ref>
|[[Other Backward Class|OBC]]
|-
|[[Assam]]
|Dhupi
|In 2001, Assam's Dhupi population was at 49,929, accounting for 2.7% of the total Scheduled Class (SC) population.<ref>"[https://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_assam.pdf Assam – Data Highlights: The Scheduled Castes]." ''2001 Census of India''. 2001.</ref> A high of 27.9% of this population was [[Urban area|urban]]. The [[literacy rate]] among this group was 76%, above both the state figure (66.8%) and the aggregated national figure (54.7%) for SCs.
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Bihar]]
|
|The Dhobi community in Bihar makes up around 18% of the state's total population, with maximum concentration in [[Muzaffarpur district|Muzaffarpur]], [[Vaishali district|Vaishali]], [[Siwan District|Siwan]], [[Purnia district|Purnia]] and [[East Champaran district|East Champaran]] districts, respectively. Bihar's Dhobi community is included in [[Scheduled Caste]] from OBC Status due to socioeconomically low. Now, they are in all sectors, but mainly as government employers, doctors, IT engineers, social service, agriculture, farming and politicians. Among the numerically larger castes of SC, Dhobi have registered the highest overall literacy rate.<ref>http://censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_sc_bihar.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Jharkhand]]
|
|
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|
|In Madhya Pradesh, Dhobi are a Scheduled Class in the districts of [[Bhopal district|Bhopal]], [[Raisen district|Raisen]], and [[Sehore district|Sehore]].<ref name=":2" />
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]] and OBC elsewhere
|-
|[[Manipur]]
|Dhupi
|
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|Dhupi
|
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Mizoram]]
|Dhupi
|
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Odisha]]
|Dhoba, Dhobi, Rajak, Rajaka
|Odisha has a significant population of Dhobi people in its coastal belt, i.e. eastern Odisha ([[Cuttack]], [[Puri district|Puri]], [[Balasore district|Balasore]], [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]]) and a smaller population in its central and western areas. They are included in [[Scheduled Caste]] list of Odisha.<ref>http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1766850/ {{Bare URL inline|date=April 2022}}</ref>
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Rajasthan]]
|
|
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Tripura]]
|Dhoba
|
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite web|title=central list of OBCs Uttar Pradesh|url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/user_panel/GazetteResolution.aspx?Value=mPICjsL1aLvxbegUDuc3MN4eB5E3Ecc1drRPAf1qXQ%2bl0IqIfhjN1xHrf4i2h5g0|publisher=National Commission for Backward Classes, India}}</ref>
|Diwakar, Rajak
|The Dhobi population in the state has been classified as SC and OBC.
|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Uttarakhand]]
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|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|-
|[[Delhi Union Territory|Delhi]]
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|[[Scheduled Caste|SC]]
|}

== Notable peoples ==
{{Main|List of Dhobis}}
* [[Chintamoni Dhoba]]: Ruler of [[Dhalbhum]] region and established capital at Ambikanagar.
* [[Gadge Maharaj]]: Marathi Hindu saint.

== See also ==
*[[Dhobi Ghat|Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai]]
*''[[Dhobi Ghat (film)|Dhobi Ghat]]'', 2010 movie
* [[Hēna]]
*[[Dalits in Bihar]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

{{Caste in India}}{{Authority control}}

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