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	'''Leva Patel''' ('''Leuva Patidar''') is a sub-caste ~~or community~~ of [[Patidar\|Patidars]] in India, situated mainly in Gujarat. ~~They had the highest position among~~ the Patidar ~~subcastes~~, ~~due to their~~ greater wealth and control of positions in commerce, education, and producer cooperatives.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Murali\|first=Kanta\|title=Caste, Class, and Capital: The Social and Political Origins of Economic Policy in India\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2017\|pages=109}}</ref>		'''Leva Patel''' ('''Leuva Patidar''') is a sub-caste of [[Patidar\|Patidars]] in India, situated mainly in [[Kheda district\|Charotar]] region of Gujarat. Compared to other Patidar subcastes such as the [[Kadava Patidar\|Kadava]]s, they had greater wealth and control of positions in commerce, education, and producer cooperatives.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Murali\|first=Kanta\|title=Caste, Class, and Capital: The Social and Political Origins of Economic Policy in India\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2017\|pages=109}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://theprint.in/india/who-are-patels-and-how-they-have-become-a-driving-force-behind-govts-in-gujarat/733361/ \|title=Who are Patels and how they have become a driving force behind govts in Gujarat \|author=Soniya Agrawal \|date=2021-09-15 }}</ref>

	== Origin ==		== Origin ==
	Leva Patels originated from the [[Kheda district\|Kheda district of Gujarat]] as [[Shudra]] ~~[[Kanbi~~\|~~Kanbis]].~~{{sfn\|Clark-Deces\|2011\|p=290\|ps=}}<ref name="GadgilGuha1993">{{harvnb\|Gadgil\|Guha\|1993\|p=84}} Quote: "For instance, in western Maharashtra the Rigvedic Deshastha Brahmans are genetically closer to the local [[Shudra]] Kunbi castes than to the Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmans (Karve and Malhotra 1968)."</ref> There are a variety of popular legends regarding their origin, such as being migrants from [[Punjab]], migrants fleeing the [[Kushan Empire\|Kushans]], migrants from [[Ayodhya]], or descending from [[Hunas]], [[Gurjar\|~~Gujars]], or [[Kurmi\|Kurmis~~]]. However, these legends are of dubious reliability, and are an example of the [[invention of tradition]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ9uAAAAMAAJ&q=The+Social+structure+of+Patidar+caste+in+India\|title=The Social structure of Patidar caste in India\|last=Trivedi\|first=Jayprakash M.\|date=1992-01-01\|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House\|isbn=9788185475196\|pages=20, 32\|language=en}}</ref> The most popular of these traditions is that Levas descend from [[Lava (Ramayana)\|Lava]], son of the deity [[Rama]] in the Hindu epic ''[[Ramayana]]''.{{sfn\|David Francis Pocock\|1972\|p=66}}<ref>{{Cite web\|~~last1=DelhiDecember 7\|first1~~=Prabhash K. Dutta ~~New~~\|~~last2~~=December ~~7\|first2=2017UPDATED\|last3=Ist\|first3=~~2017 ~~18:15~~\|title=Patels and Patidars of Gujarat: Descendants of Ram and worshippers of Krishna\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/story/patels-and-patidars-of-gujarat-descendants-of-ram-and-worshippers-of-krishna-1102486-2017-12-07\|website=India Today}}</ref> The Levas claim that their name derives from Lava; however, it actually is a corruption of Reva, the local name for the [[Narmada River]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sadasivan\|first=S. N.\|title=A social history of India\|publisher=APH Publishing Corporation\|year=2000\|pages=257}}</ref>		Leva Patels originated from the Katha Vistar Taluka Bhachau Jillo Kutch-Bhuj Gujarat, [[Kheda district\|Kheda district of Gujarat]] as [[Shudra]].{{citation needed\|date=June 2023}} {{sfn\|Clark-Deces\|2011\|p=290\|ps=}}<ref name="GadgilGuha1993">{{harvnb\|Gadgil\|Guha\|1993\|p=84}} Quote: "For instance, in western Maharashtra the Rigvedic Deshastha Brahmans are genetically closer to the local [[Shudra]] Kunbi castes than to the Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmans (Karve and Malhotra 1968)."</ref> There are a variety of popular legends regarding their origin, such as being migrants from [[Punjab]], migrants fleeing the [[Kushan Empire\|Kushans]], migrants from [[Ayodhya]], or descending from [[Hunas]], [[Gurjar\|Gurjaras]]. However, these legends are of dubious reliability, and are an example of the [[invention of tradition]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ9uAAAAMAAJ&q=The+Social+structure+of+Patidar+caste+in+India\|title=The Social structure of Patidar caste in India\|last=Trivedi\|first=Jayprakash M.\|date=1992-01-01\|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House\|isbn=9788185475196\|pages=20, 32\|language=en}}</ref> The most popular of these traditions is that Levas descend from [[Lava (Ramayana)\|Lava]], son of the deity [[Rama]] in the Hindu epic ''[[Ramayana]]''.{{sfn\|David Francis Pocock\|1972\|p=66}}<ref>{{Cite web\|first=Prabhash K.\|last=Dutta\|date=7 December 2017\|title=Patels and Patidars of Gujarat: Descendants of Ram and worshippers of Krishna\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/story/patels-and-patidars-of-gujarat-descendants-of-ram-and-worshippers-of-krishna-1102486-2017-12-07\|website=India Today}}</ref> The Levas claim that their name derives from Lava; however, it actually is a corruption of Reva, the local name for the [[Narmada River]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sadasivan\|first=S. N.\|title=A social history of India\|publisher=APH Publishing Corporation\|year=2000\|pages=257}}</ref>

	~~They make varying claims~~ to [[~~Kshatriya~~]] and [[~~Vaishya~~]] [[~~varna (Hinduism)\|varna~~]] ~~status~~.~~{{sfn\|David Francis Pocock\|1972\|p~~=~~56}}~~		In the 19th and 20th centuries, many Leva Patels have immigrated to other countries, like [[South Africa]], the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Within India, they have migrated from Gujarat to other states, like [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]], and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" />

	~~In the 19th and 20th centuries, many Leva Patels have immigrated to other countries, like [[South Africa]], the~~ [[~~United States~~]], ~~[[Canada]] and~~ the [[~~United Kingdom]]. Within~~ India~~, they have migrated from Gujarat to other states, like [[Maharashtra~~]], ~~[[Rajasthan]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]], and [[Madhya Pradesh]]~~.~~<ref name~~=~~":0" />~~		[[Vallabhbhai Patel]], the first [[Home Minister of India]], was a member of this community.{{cn\|date=May 2022}}

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'''Leva Patel''' ('''Leuva Patidar''') is a sub-caste or community of [[Patidar|Patidars]] in India, situated mainly in Gujarat. They had the highest position among the Patidar subcastes, due to their greater wealth and control of positions in commerce, education, and producer cooperatives.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Murali|first=Kanta|title=Caste, Class, and Capital: The Social and Political Origins of Economic Policy in India|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2017|pages=109}}</ref>

== Origin ==
Leva Patels originated from the [[Kheda district|Kheda district of Gujarat]] as [[Shudra]] [[Kanbi|Kanbis]].{{sfn|Clark-Deces|2011|p=290|ps=}}<ref name="GadgilGuha1993">{{harvnb|Gadgil|Guha|1993|p=84}} Quote: "For instance, in western Maharashtra the Rigvedic Deshastha Brahmans are genetically closer to the local [[Shudra]] Kunbi castes than to the Chitpavan Konkanastha Brahmans (Karve and Malhotra 1968)."</ref> There are a variety of popular legends regarding their origin, such as being migrants from [[Punjab]], migrants fleeing the [[Kushan Empire|Kushans]], migrants from [[Ayodhya]], or descending from [[Hunas]], [[Gurjar|Gujars]], or [[Kurmi|Kurmis]]. However, these legends are of dubious reliability, and are an example of the [[invention of tradition]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ9uAAAAMAAJ&q=The+Social+structure+of+Patidar+caste+in+India|title=The Social structure of Patidar caste in India|last=Trivedi|first=Jayprakash M.|date=1992-01-01|publisher=Kanishka Pub. House|isbn=9788185475196|pages=20, 32|language=en}}</ref> The most popular of these traditions is that Levas descend from [[Lava (Ramayana)|Lava]], son of the deity [[Rama]] in the Hindu epic ''[[Ramayana]]''.{{sfn|David Francis Pocock|1972|p=66}}<ref>{{Cite web|last1=DelhiDecember 7|first1=Prabhash K. Dutta New|last2=December 7|first2=2017UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2017 18:15|title=Patels and Patidars of Gujarat: Descendants of Ram and worshippers of Krishna|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2017/story/patels-and-patidars-of-gujarat-descendants-of-ram-and-worshippers-of-krishna-1102486-2017-12-07|website=India Today}}</ref> The Levas claim that their name derives from Lava; however, it actually is a corruption of Reva, the local name for the [[Narmada River]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sadasivan|first=S. N.|title=A social history of India|publisher=APH Publishing Corporation|year=2000|pages=257}}</ref>

They make varying claims to [[Kshatriya]] and [[Vaishya]] [[varna (Hinduism)|varna]] status.{{sfn|David Francis Pocock|1972|p=56}}

In the 19th and 20th centuries, many Leva Patels have immigrated to other countries, like [[South Africa]], the [[United States]], [[Canada]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. Within India, they have migrated from Gujarat to other states, like [[Maharashtra]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[West Bengal]], and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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=== Bibliography ===
* {{cite book |author=David Francis Pocock |title=Kunbi and Patidar: a study of the Patidar community of Gujarat |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tLxyAAAAMAAJ |year=1972 |publisher=Clarendon Press |isbn=9780198231752 }}
*{{citation |first=Isabelle |last=Clark-Deces|title=A Companion to the Anthropology of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=98uLj5FpTHQC&pg=PT290|year=2011|publisher=John Wiley and Sons|isbn=978-1-4051-9892-9}}
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