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The '''Damor''' are an ethnic community found indigenous to the current state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are also known as '''Damaria'''.<ref name="POI">{{cite book |title=People of India Gujarat |volume=XXII Part One |editor1-first=R. B. |editor1-last=Lal |editor2-first=S. V. |editor2-last=Padmanabham |editor3-first=A. |editor3-last=Mohideen |pages= | The '''Damor''' are an ethnic community found indigenous to the current state of [[Gujarat]] in [[India]]. They are also known as '''Damaria'''.<ref name="POI">{{cite book |title=People of India Gujarat |volume=XXII Part One |editor1-first=R. B. |editor1-last=Lal |editor2-first=S. V. |editor2-last=Padmanabham |editor3-first=A. |editor3-last=Mohideen |pages=311–314 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d8yFaNRcYcsC |accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
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The Damor are an ethnic community found indigenous to the current state of Gujarat in India. They are also known as Damaria.[1]
Origin[edit]
The Damor form a section of the Bhil tribe. The Damor are found in the districts of Sabarkantha, Dahod and Panchmahal. They speak the bhili dialect of Rajasthani, although many also speak Gujarati.[1]
Present circumstances[edit]
The Damor are an endogamous community and practice clan exogamy. Their main clans are the Parmar, Sisodia, Rathore, Chauhan, Solanki, Saradia and Karadiya. Most of these are also well known parallel Rajput clans. The Damor are mainly settled agriculturists, and include both landowners and sharecroppers.[1]
As of 2001[update], the Damor of Rajasthan were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lal, R. B.; Padmanabham, S. V.; Mohideen, A. (eds.). People of India Gujarat. Vol. XXII Part One. Popular Prakashan. pp. 311–314. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.