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'''Tili''', also spelled '''Tilli''', is [[Hindu]] agragrian [[caste]], found in the state of [[Bihar]] and [[West Bengal]] in [[India]].<ref>People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 940 to 944 Seagull Books</ref> By late nineteenth century they were one of the fourteen castes belonging to 'Nabasakh' group in Bengal.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sanyal|first=Hitesranjan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ezzuAAAAIAAJ&q=Nabasakh|title=Social Mobility in Bengal|date=1981|publisher=Papyrus|pages=115|language=en}}</ref> | |||
==History and origin== | ==History and origin== | ||
The Tili caste belongs to West Bengal and Bihar. Tilis speak in Angika and [[Bengali language|Bengali]]. Tilis are now found mainly in [[Bhagalpur]] and [[Banka District]] of Bihar, and also in [[Bankura district|Bankura]], [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] and [[Midnapore district|Midnapore]] districts of West Bengal .<ref>People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 940 to 944 Seagull Books</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Guha |first=Ayan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m6-SEAAAQBAJ |title=The Curious Trajectory of Caste in West Bengal Politics: Chronicling Continuity and Change |date=2022-09-26 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-51456-0 |pages=128–129 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Present circumstances== | |||
The Tilis have two sub-divisions, the Kashyap (Dadash) and the Sandil (Ekadash). They maintain the custom of clan exogamy. The Tilis are cultivators, and have customs similar to other neighbouring [[Hindu]] communities such as the [[Yadav caste|Yadav]], [[Kurmi]] and [[Sadgop]]. However in late 1990s, this caste is being linked with Kurmi specially in Bihar because of their main dependency on agriculture and allied activities same as Kurmi. This association is still not widely known but association is being strengthened due to frequent marriage treating themselves at par with Kurmi. Like many other [[Hindu]] communities, they have their own caste association, the Tili Samaj, which acts as a welfare association for the community.<ref>People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 940 to 944 Seagull Books</ref> | |||
Tilis and Tambulis(betel nut growers) were included in the list of 177 "backward classes" for the state of [[West Bengal]] by [[Mandal Commission]], but the state government hasn't yet recognised them as such, and they still belong to [[Forward caste|General]] category.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-10 |title=Bengal govt wary of implementing Mandal report,says OBC group |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bengal-govt-wary-of-implementing-mandal-report-says-obc-group/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive: Mamata's big caste gamble in TMC manifesto |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/west-bengal-assembly-polls-2021/story/exclusive-mamata-s-big-caste-gamble-in-tmc-manifesto-1780055-2021-03-16 |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Turha]] | *[[Turha]] | ||
*[[Teli]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||