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	The '''Ramoshi''' (alternately '''Berad''' or '''Bedar''') is an Indian aboriginal community found largely in [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sarkar\|first=jadunath\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98678\|title=History Of Aurangzib, vol.5\|date=1952\|pages=CH.56 Page 173}}</ref> They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe<ref>{{cite report\|title=List of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|url=http://censuskarnataka.gov.in/ordersissued_PDF/19.SC%20ST%20List_2011.pdf\|page=3}}</ref> by the Indian govt.

	~~They do not consider themselves to be~~ a ~~part~~ of ~~any caste~~, ~~hence Ramoshi is what their identity is~~ and as ~~well as~~ the ~~name~~ of ~~their group~~/community, and ~~claim themselves to be Kshatriya's~~. ~~The Ramoshis practice~~ [[~~Lingayat~~]] ~~faith~~.		The '''Ramoshi''' (alternately '''Berad''' or '''Bedar''')<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Sarkar \|first=Jadunath \|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98678 \|title=History Of Aurangzib,vol.5 \|year=1952 \|location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]] \|pages=Ch. 56, Page: 173: Berads, a race of aboriginal Kanarese, also called [[Dhed]]s, and regarded as one of the lowest in the scale of [[Hindu]] castes. They are a virile and hardy people, not much advanced from savagery, but at the same time not toned down like the over-refined upper castes of Hindu society. They eat mutton, beef, pork, domestic fowls, etc. \|language=en}}</ref> are an Indian aboriginal community found largely in [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Sarkar\|first=jadunath\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98678\|title=History Of Aurangzib, vol.5\|date=1952\|pages=CH.56 Page 173}}</ref> They are classified as a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|Scheduled Tribe]]<ref>{{cite report\|title=List of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes\|url=http://censuskarnataka.gov.in/ordersissued_PDF/19.SC%20ST%20List_2011.pdf\|page=3}}</ref> by the government of India.

	==History==		==History==
	The Ramoshi in Maharashtra were earlier known as ~~Boya, Bedar and~~ Vedan.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ambedkar.org/jamanadas/CriminalTribes.htm \|title=Criminal Tribes of India \|author=Dr. K. Jamanadas \|website=Ambedkar.org \|access-date=2015-12-10}}</ref>		The Ramoshi in Maharashtra were earlier known as Vedan.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ambedkar.org/jamanadas/CriminalTribes.htm \|title=Criminal Tribes of India \|author=Dr. K. Jamanadas \|website=Ambedkar.org \|access-date=2015-12-10}}</ref>

	The Bedars were employed as [[Pindari]] freebooters by the Maratha rulers.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Roy\|first=M. P.\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.53026\|title=Origin growth and suppression of the Pindaris\|date=1973\|pages=A GENERAL ACCOUNT Page 3}}</ref> They were then classified as a [[Denotified Tribes\|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the Raj.<ref>{{cite book\| last = Bates\| first = Crispin\| editor-last = Robb\| editor-first = Peter\| title = The Concept of Race in South Asia\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ef9tAAAAMAAJ\| access-date = 2011-12-01\| year = 1995\| publisher = Oxford University Press\| location = Delhi\| isbn = 978-0-19-563767-0\| page = 227\| chapter = Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry }}</ref>Ramoshis were employed as maratha footsoldiers but after british win over marathas , they were unemployed.Taxes were charged from these unemployed families amidst famine , This led to famous Ramosi rebellion after which britishers employed them as hill police , decriminalising their tribes.		They were then classified as a [[Denotified Tribes\|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the Raj.<ref>{{cite book\| last = Bates\| first = Crispin\| editor-last = Robb\| editor-first = Peter\| title = The Concept of Race in South Asia\| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ef9tAAAAMAAJ\| access-date = 2011-12-01\| year = 1995\| publisher = Oxford University Press\| location = Delhi\| isbn = 978-0-19-563767-0\| page = 227\| chapter = Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry }}</ref>

	==Culture==		==Culture==
	~~Despite belonging~~ to the ~~lowest of~~ Hindu ~~castes they were skilled hunters and warriors~~.~~<ref>~~{{~~Cite book\|last=Sarkar\|first=jadunath\|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98678\|title=History Of Aurangzib, vol.5~~\|date=~~1952~~\|~~pages~~=~~CH 56 Page 173}}:”Berads, a race of aboriginal Kanarese, also called Dheds, and~~		They belong to the [[Hindus\|Hindu]] section while some are Vaishanavas.{{clarification needed\|date=November 2022\|reason="belong to the Hindu section while some are Vaishanavas" is not clear (to me, at least)}}<ref name="bhanu ">''People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 3'', Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India 2004, {{ISBN\|9788179911020}}</ref>
	~~regarded as one of the lowest in the scale of Hindu castes.~~
	~~They are a virile and hardy people, not much advanced from~~
	~~savagery, but at the same time riot toned down like the~~
	~~over-refined upper castes of Hindu society.”</ref> They are Hindu and~~ belong to the ~~[[Lingayat]]~~ section while some are ''Vaishanavas~~''.~~<ref name="bhanu ">''People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 3'', Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India 2004, {{ISBN\|9788179911020}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.odi.org.uk/livelihoodoptions/papers/wp179.pdf#search='caste%2C%20class%2C%20and%20social%20articulation' Caste & Class Articulation of Andhra Pradesh]		* [http://www.odi.org.uk/livelihoodoptions/papers/wp179.pdf#search='caste%2C%20class%2C%20and%20social%20articulation' Caste & Class Articulation of Andhra Pradesh]
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
The '''Ramoshi''' (alternately '''Berad''' or '''Bedar''') is an Indian aboriginal community found largely in [[Maharashtra]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], and [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=jadunath|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98678|title=History Of Aurangzib, vol.5|date=1952|pages=CH.56 Page 173}}</ref> They are classified as a Scheduled Tribe<ref>{{cite report|title=List of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|url=http://censuskarnataka.gov.in/ordersissued_PDF/19.SC%20ST%20List_2011.pdf|page=3}}</ref> by the Indian govt.

They do not consider themselves to be a part of any caste, hence Ramoshi is what their identity is and as well as the name of their group/community, and claim themselves to be Kshatriya's. The Ramoshis practice [[Lingayat]] faith.

==History==
The Ramoshi in Maharashtra were earlier known as Boya, Bedar and Vedan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ambedkar.org/jamanadas/CriminalTribes.htm |title=Criminal Tribes of India |author=Dr. K. Jamanadas |website=Ambedkar.org |access-date=2015-12-10}}</ref>

The Bedars were employed as [[Pindari]] freebooters by the Maratha rulers.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Roy|first=M. P.|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.53026|title=Origin growth and suppression of the Pindaris|date=1973|pages=A GENERAL ACCOUNT Page 3}}</ref> They were then classified as a [[Denotified Tribes|criminal tribe]] under the [[Criminal Tribes Act]]s of the Raj.<ref>{{cite book| last = Bates| first = Crispin| editor-last = Robb| editor-first = Peter| title = The Concept of Race in South Asia| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Ef9tAAAAMAAJ| access-date = 2011-12-01| year = 1995| publisher = Oxford University Press| location = Delhi| isbn = 978-0-19-563767-0| page = 227| chapter = Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry }}</ref>Ramoshis were employed as maratha footsoldiers but after british win over marathas , they were unemployed.Taxes were charged from these unemployed families amidst famine , This led to famous Ramosi rebellion after which britishers employed them as hill police , decriminalising their tribes.

==Culture==
Despite belonging to the lowest of Hindu castes they were skilled hunters and warriors.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sarkar|first=jadunath|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98678|title=History Of Aurangzib, vol.5|date=1952|pages=CH 56 Page 173}}:”Berads, a race of aboriginal Kanarese, also called Dheds, and
regarded as one of the lowest in the scale of Hindu castes.
They are a virile and hardy people, not much advanced from
savagery, but at the same time riot toned down like the
over-refined upper castes of Hindu society.”</ref> They are Hindu and belong to the [[Lingayat]] section while some are ''Vaishanavas''.<ref name="bhanu ">''People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 3'', Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India 2004, {{ISBN|9788179911020}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* ''Precolonial India in Practice'', Cynthia Talbot, [[Oxford University Press]], 2001, {{ISBN|978-0195136616}}

==External links==
* [http://www.odi.org.uk/livelihoodoptions/papers/wp179.pdf#search='caste%2C%20class%2C%20and%20social%20articulation' Caste & Class Articulation of Andhra Pradesh]

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[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]
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