Bhandari (caste) - Revision history

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	{{infobox ethnic group		{{infobox ethnic group
			\| image = Bhundarees (9805781926).jpg
			\| caption = Bhandari men in western India (c. 1855-1862)
	\| group = Bhandari		\| group = Bhandari
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	\| popplace = Primary populations in: {{flatlist\|		\| popplace = Primary populations in: {{flatlist\|
	*[[~~Kumaon division\|Kumaon]]~~		*[[Goa]]
	*[[gardwal]]
	*[[nepal]]
	*[[Maharashtra]]		*[[Maharashtra]]
	*[[~~Goa~~]]		*[[Karnataka]]
	}}		}}
	\| langs = [[~~Garhwali~~ language\|~~Garhwali~~]], [[Konkani ~~language\|Konkani]],[[Kumaoni language\|Kumaoni]], [[Marathi language\|Marathi~~]].		\| langs = [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] and various dialects of [[Konkani]]
	\| rels = [[Hinduism]]		\| rels = [[Hinduism]]
	\| related = ~~[[kumaon and gardwali people]] ,~~ [[Konkani ~~and Marathi~~ people]]		\| related = [[Konkani people]]
	}}		}}
	~~Bhandari surname origin lies in royal designation “Bhanari”/”Bhandari” who were manager/caretaker of treasure house during Chand (in Kumaun) or Shah(in Garhwal) kingdom.~~

	~~Category wise “Bhandari” surname~~ is ~~found both~~ in ~~kumauni~~ and ~~garhwali community~~.		The '''Bhandari''' community is a caste that inhabits the western coast of India. Their traditional occupation was "toddy tapping". They form the largest caste group in the state of [[Goa]], reportedly being over 30% of that state's Hindu population, and play a major role in deciding the future of any political party there.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Treasurers of yore, now key to political fortune\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-12/goa/31052122_1_mgp-shripad-naik-bhandari-leader\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411042708/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-12/goa/31052122_1_mgp-shripad-naik-bhandari-leader\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=11 April 2013\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=17 March 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Martin2014">{{cite book\|author=Scott C. Martin\|title=The SAGE Encyclopedia of Alcohol: Social, Cultural, and Historical Perspectives\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ANm5BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1384\|date=16 December 2014\|publisher=SAGE Publications\|isbn=978-1-4833-3108-9\|pages=1384–}}</ref>

	Bhandari ~~people~~'~~s also reside~~ in ~~Goa and Coastal Maharashtra~~.		== History ==
			Although the word "Bhandari" is derived from the Sanskrit word "''Mandharale''", which means "distiller", Bhandaris prefer derivation from Bhandar, which means treasury, because they used to be treasury guards in the past.<ref name="Seshan"/>

	~~Caste wise also they are both found~~ in ~~rajputs~~ of ~~Uttarakhand~~.		During Shivaji's time, [[Maynak Bhandari]] was a chief Admiral.<ref>{{cite book\| title = Studies in Shivaji and His Times\| publisher=Shivaji University\|year=1982 \| editor=B. R. Kamble\|quote=but he selected one Maynaik Bhandari to be one of the Chief Admirals in the Navy . But this does not mean that Shivaji had elevated the Bhandari caste\|page=211}}</ref>

	~~== History ==~~		Traditionally their occupation was drawing toddy from [[Arecaceae\|palm plants]]. Historical evidence suggests that they were foot soldiers in the [[Maratha Empire]] and [[British Indian Army]]. The famous "Hetkaris" in the army of [[Shivaji]] were Bhandaris. Bhandaris are divided into various sub-castes such as Kitte, Hetkari, Thale and Gavad. During [[British Raj]], Bhandaris lacked unity among various sub-castes and the differences within these sub-jatis hindered the community progress. The leaders of these sub-castes established their independent caste associations. A Bhandari author from the British era says that they were traditionally active in teaching and learning, and were involved in setting up schools for all castes either in temples or outside someone's house. He says that the community should not blame brahmins for lack of their education as they did not avail educational opportunities in the British era.<ref name="Seshan">{{Cite book\|last=Seshan\|first=Radhika\|title=Re-searching Transitions in Indian History\|last2=Kumbhojkar\|first2=Shraddha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyZhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT154\|pages=154-157\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=2018}}</ref>
	~~Bhandari (Devanagari:भंडारी) caste is among~~ the ~~sea-faring warrior castes (Rajput) of ancient~~ and ~~medieval India~~. ~~They migrated southward from Rajputana~~ in ~~early 1100 and subsequently spread over different parts~~ of ~~India~~. ~~Along with Himachal Pradesh (Shimla)~~, ~~Maharashtra~~, ~~Goa~~, ~~parts~~ of ~~Karnataka like Karwar;~~ they ~~can be found in significant numbers~~ in ~~Nepal, Rajasthan, parts of Central India, Gujarat~~ and ~~Andhra Pradesh~~, ~~Kumaon~~ and ~~Garhwal~~ of ~~Uttarakhand, India~~.<ref name="Seshan">{{Cite book\|last=Seshan\|first=Radhika\|title=Re-searching Transitions in Indian History\|last2=Kumbhojkar\|first2=Shraddha\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyZhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT154\|pages=154-157\|publisher=Taylor & Francis\|year=2018}}</ref>
			In 1878, the British colonial government passed a law that would enable them to control liquor market in India and maximize profit. This resulted in low quality liquor flooding the market. In protest, the Bhandari community - whose traditional occupation was to [[Palm_wine\|ferment toddy]] - declined to supply Toddy to the government.<ref name="Schrad2021">{{cite book \| author = Mark Lawrence Schrad \| date = 2021 \| title = Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition \| publisher = Oxford University Press \| pages = 204– \| isbn = 978-0-19-084157-7 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=L7EzEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA204}}</ref>

			==Affirmative Action==
			Bhandaris are included in the list of [[Other Backward Classes]] (OBCs) in Goa. This provides them with certain rights under India's scheme of [[reservation in India\|affirmative action]], such as reservation of positions in government employment and admission to professional colleges.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Goa govt increases quota for OBCs in jobs to 27%\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-govt-increases-quota-for-OBCs-in-jobs-to-27/articleshow/28859873.cms\|access-date=13 September 2014\|work=TNN\|issue=Jan 16, 2014, 03.23AM IST\|publisher=TOI\|ref=goa}}</ref> They are also classified as OBCs in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Castes in Other Backward Class of Maharashtra\|url=http://www.msobcfdc.gov.in/htmldocs/Caste.htm\|work=Maharashtra State OBC Finance and Development Corporation\|access-date=1 July 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922053222/http://www.msobcfdc.gov.in/htmldocs/Caste.htm\|archive-date=22 September 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Varna status==		==Varna status==
	Bhandaris were originally [[~~Kshatriya~~]] ~~traders from~~ [[~~Rajputana~~]] ~~who converted~~ to Jainism. ~~They also cite the practice of~~ [[Sati (practice)\|Sati]] and [[Jauhar]] ~~amongst Konkan~~ and ~~Goa Bhandaris as representative of original Kshatriyas~~.<ref name="Seshan"/> Tukaram Padaval, who belonged to Bhandari caste and a close associate of [[Jyotiba Phule]], said that the claim to Kshatriya status was common among many upper and lower castes but there was no certainty at all as to who among them are the original Kshatriyas.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Rosalind \|last=O'Hanlon\|title=Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kMrsTj1NeYC&pg=PA17\|year=2002\|location=Cambridge \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0-52152-308-0\|page=43}}</ref>		During the British era, in the 19th century, Bhandaris faced discrimination in education as they did not belong to the [[Dvija\|twice-born]] varna.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Shailaja \|last=Paik\|title=Dalit Women's Education in Modern India: Double Discrimination\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lOsABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA45\|year=2014 \|publisher=Taylor and Francis Group\|isbn=978-0415493000\|page=45}}</ref>

			M.R.Bodas, a Brahmin pleader,<ref name="McLane2015">{{cite book \| author = John R. McLane \| date = 8 March 2015 \| title = Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress \| publisher = Princeton University Press \| pages = 266– \| isbn = 978-1-4008-7023-3 \| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=efp9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA266}}</ref> published an article in ''Chitramay jagat''(1922) where he opined that Bhandari caste was of Shudra origin. This received strong response in another article where the author claimed that the community existed from the era of [[Mahabharata]] and that the Bhandaris were originally from [[Rajputana]] and were [[Kshatriya]] converts to Jainism whose occupation was trading. The author mentioned [[Sati (practice)\|Sati]] and [[Jauhar]] as proof for their heritage. The article by Bodas piqued the Bhandari community and the community members met in 1922 to address the issue.<ref name="Seshan"/> Tukaram Padaval, who belonged to Bhandari caste and a close associate of [[Jyotiba Phule]], said that the claim to Kshatriya status was common among many upper and lower castes but there was no certainty at all as to who among them are the original Kshatriyas.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Rosalind \|last=O'Hanlon\|title=Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kMrsTj1NeYC&pg=PA17\|year=2002\|location=Cambridge \|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|isbn=978-0-52152-308-0\|page=43}}</ref>

	Bhandaris are included in the list of [[Other Backward Classes]] (OBCs) in Goa. This provides them with certain rights under India's scheme of [[reservation in India\|affirmative action]], such as reservation of positions in government employment and admission to professional colleges.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Goa govt increases quota for OBCs in jobs to 27%\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-govt-increases-quota-for-OBCs-in-jobs-to-27/articleshow/28859873.cms\|access-date=13 September 2014\|work=TNN\|issue=Jan 16, 2014, 03.23AM IST\|publisher=TOI\|ref=goa}}</ref> They are also classified as OBCs in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Castes in Other Backward Class of Maharashtra\|url=http://www.msobcfdc.gov.in/htmldocs/Caste.htm\|work=Maharashtra State OBC Finance and Development Corporation\|access-date=1 July 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922053222/http://www.msobcfdc.gov.in/htmldocs/Caste.htm\|archive-date=22 September 2014\|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[People of the Konkan Division]]		*[[People of the Konkan Division]]

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	\| langs = [[Kumaoni language\|Kumaoni]] ~~and~~ [[~~Garhwali~~ language\|~~Garhwali~~]]		\| langs = [[Garhwali language\|Garhwali]], [[Konkani language\|Konkani]],[[Kumaoni language\|Kumaoni]], [[Marathi language\|Marathi]].
	\| rels = [[Hinduism]]		\| rels = [[Hinduism]]
	\| related = [[kumaon and gardwali people]]		\| related = [[kumaon and gardwali people]] , [[Konkani and Marathi people]]
	}}		}}
	Bhandari surname origin lies in royal designation “Bhanari”/”Bhandari” who were manager/caretaker of treasure house during Chand (in Kumaun) or Shah(in Garhwal) kingdom.		Bhandari surname origin lies in royal designation “Bhanari”/”Bhandari” who were manager/caretaker of treasure house during Chand (in Kumaun) or Shah(in Garhwal) kingdom.

	Category wise “Bhandari” surname is found both in kumauni and garhwali community.		Category wise “Bhandari” surname is found both in kumauni and garhwali community.

			Bhandari people's also reside in Goa and Coastal Maharashtra.

	Caste wise also they are both found in rajputs of Uttarakhand.		Caste wise also they are both found in rajputs of Uttarakhand.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
{{other uses|Bhandari (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|Caste in western India}}
{{infobox ethnic group
| group = Bhandari
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| poptime =
| popplace = Primary populations in: {{flatlist|
*[[Kumaon division|Kumaon]]
*[[gardwal]]
*[[nepal]]
}}
| langs = [[Kumaoni language|Kumaoni]] and [[Garhwali language|Garhwali]]
| rels = [[Hinduism]]
| related = [[kumaon and gardwali people]]
}}
Bhandari surname origin lies in royal designation “Bhanari”/”Bhandari” who were manager/caretaker of treasure house during Chand (in Kumaun) or Shah(in Garhwal) kingdom.

Category wise “Bhandari” surname is found both in kumauni and garhwali community.

Caste wise also they are both found in rajputs of Uttarakhand.

== History ==
Bhandari (Devanagari:भंडारी) caste is among the sea-faring warrior castes (Rajput) of ancient and medieval India. They migrated southward from Rajputana in early 1100 and subsequently spread over different parts of India. Along with Himachal Pradesh (Shimla), Maharashtra, Goa, parts of Karnataka like Karwar; they can be found in significant numbers in Nepal, Rajasthan, parts of Central India, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, Kumaon and Garhwal of Uttarakhand, India.<ref name="Seshan">{{Cite book|last=Seshan|first=Radhika|title=Re-searching Transitions in Indian History|last2=Kumbhojkar|first2=Shraddha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RyZhDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT154|pages=154-157|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2018}}</ref>

==Varna status==
Bhandaris were originally [[Kshatriya]] traders from [[Rajputana]] who converted to Jainism. They also cite the practice of [[Sati (practice)|Sati]] and [[Jauhar]] amongst Konkan and Goa Bhandaris as representative of original Kshatriyas.<ref name="Seshan"/> Tukaram Padaval, who belonged to Bhandari caste and a close associate of [[Jyotiba Phule]], said that the claim to Kshatriya status was common among many upper and lower castes but there was no certainty at all as to who among them are the original Kshatriyas.<ref>{{cite book|first=Rosalind |last=O'Hanlon|title=Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kMrsTj1NeYC&pg=PA17|year=2002|location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-52152-308-0|page=43}}</ref>

Bhandaris are included in the list of [[Other Backward Classes]] (OBCs) in Goa. This provides them with certain rights under India's scheme of [[reservation in India|affirmative action]], such as reservation of positions in government employment and admission to professional colleges.<ref>{{cite news|title=Goa govt increases quota for OBCs in jobs to 27%|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Goa-govt-increases-quota-for-OBCs-in-jobs-to-27/articleshow/28859873.cms|access-date=13 September 2014|work=TNN|issue=Jan 16, 2014, 03.23AM IST|publisher=TOI|ref=goa}}</ref> They are also classified as OBCs in Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Castes in Other Backward Class of Maharashtra|url=http://www.msobcfdc.gov.in/htmldocs/Caste.htm|work=Maharashtra State OBC Finance and Development Corporation|access-date=1 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140922053222/http://www.msobcfdc.gov.in/htmldocs/Caste.htm|archive-date=22 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also==
*[[People of the Konkan Division]]
*[[Bhandari Militia]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{commonscat|Bhandari caste}}
==Further reading==
*{{cite book |title=Writing Caste, Writing Gender: Reading Dalit Women's Testimonies |first=Sharmila |last=Rege |author-link=Sharmila Rege |publisher=Zubaan |year=2006 |isbn=978-8-18901-301-1}}
{{Ethnic and social groups of Goa and the Konkan}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhandari Caste}}
[[Category:Social groups of Goa]]
[[Category:Indian castes]]
[[Category:Konkani]]
[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]