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| '''Jadav''' is a [[caste system in India|caste]] of India who are classified as an [[Other Backwards Class]] in the country's [[reservation in India|system of positive discrimination]]. They have a presence in the states of [[Gujarat]]{{sfnp|Ghassem-Fachandi|2012|p=167|ps=}} and [[Rajasthan]].{{sfnp|Ghassem-Fachandi|2012|p=294|ps=}} | | '''Jadav''' is a [[caste system in India|caste]] present in Madhya Pradesh , Bihar , Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh , [[Gujarat|Gujarat ,]] [[Rajasthan]]. |
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| The Jadav claim to a [[Rajput]] heritage, and thus to be [[kshatriya]] in the traditional [[varna (Hinduism)|varna]] ritual ranking system of Hinduism, is rejected by most other Rajput communities. Their [[endogamy]], which is commonly thought to be an implicit feature of Indian castes, is a recent development, according to Ghanshyam Shah; they previously practised [[hypergamy]] by marrying their women with Rajputs.{{sfnp|Ghassem-Fachandi|2012|p=294|ps=}} | | The Jadav belong to [[Rajput]] lineage , and thus to [[kshatriya]] in the traditional [[varna (Hinduism)|varna]] ritual ranking system. |
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Kunbi]], another caste that includes a group called the ''Jadhav''
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| *[[Jatav]]
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| ==References==
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| '''Bibliography'''
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| *{{citation |first=Parvis |last=Ghassem-Fachandi|title=Pogrom in Gujarat: Hindu Nationalism and Anti-Muslim Violence in India|year=2012|publisher=Princeton University Press|jstor=j.ctt7t0nz|isbn=978-1-40084-259-9}}
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| ==Further reading==
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| *{{cite book |first=Ghanshyam|last=Shah|title=Caste Association and Political Process in Gujarat: A Study of the Gujarat Kshatriya Sabha|year=1975|publisher=Popular Prakashan}}
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| *{{cite book |first=Harald|last=Tambs-Lyche|author-link=Harald Tambs-Lyche|title=Power and Devotion: Religion and Society in Saurashtra|year=1992|publisher=University of Bergen Press}}
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| [[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]] | | [[Category:Social groups of Rajasthan]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:39, 14 October 2026
community of India
Jadav is a caste present in Madhya Pradesh , Bihar , Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh , Gujarat , Rajasthan.
The Jadav belong to Rajput lineage , and thus to kshatriya in the traditional varna ritual ranking system.
