Lodha: Difference between revisions

'''Lodha Rajput''' There is an ancient Hindu caste living in India. In the ancient Varna system, this caste is considered to be Kshatriya Varna and was known as Lodh.<ref name="The chronicles of Oonao. A district in Oudh">{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Charles Alfred |title=The chronicles of Oonao. A district in Oudh. |publisher=Printed at the Allahabad Mission Press |page=25,33,36,47,54,68,97 |edition=1862 |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/chronicles-of-oonao-a-district-in-oudh/oclc/4217921 |language=English}}</ref><ref name="Jati Anvenshan">{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Chhotey Lal |title=जाति अन्वेषण भाग १ {{!}} Jati Anveshan Volume -i {{!}} छोटेलाल शर्मा - Chhotelal Sharma {{!}} Hindi PDF Download {{!}} Read Online {{!}} – ePustakalay |page=20,41,59,79,287 & 288 |url=https://epustakalay.com/book/4708-jati-anveshan-volume-i-by-chhotelal-sharma/ |language=hi-IN}}</ref> Over time, this caste came to be known as Lodha from Lodh and was identified as a hardworking farmer. In British India, the Lodha caste has been considered as the dominant cultivator.<ref name="Hindu Tribes and Casts as Represented in Benaras">{{cite book |last1=Sherring |first1=M. A. |title=Hindu tribes and castes as represented in Benares |publisher=Trubner and Co, Calcutta |page=348,349 |edition=1872 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.6640}}</ref> <ref name="Brief view on the caste system of the North-Western">{{cite book |last1=Nesfield |first1=John C. |title=Brief view on the caste system of the North-Western Provinces and Oudh, together with an examination of the names and figures shown in the census report, 1882 |publisher=North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press, Allahabad |page=14 |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.5949/page/n19/mode/1up}}</ref> In the British era, '''The people of the Lodha caste spread from the United Provinces towards the Central Provinces and after going there the Lodha people changed their name to Lodhi But his real and permanent name is Lodha only.''' <ref name="The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India">{{cite book |last1=Russell |first1=R. V. |title=The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume IV |page=112-119 |url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20668/20668-h/20668-h.htm |language=en-uk}}</ref> <ref name="Madhyprdesh District Gazetteers Narsinghpur">{{cite book |last1=Shriwastav |first1=P.N. |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Narsimhapur |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/gazettes/madhya-pradesh-district-gazetteers-narsimhapur |language=en}}</ref> Presently, this caste is known by the three names Lodh, Lodha and Lodhi and they have been included in other backward castes in the states of Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Telangana etc. <ref name="State Wise Central List of OBC">{{cite web |title=National Commission for Backward Classes |url=http://www.ncbc.nic.in/user_panel/centralliststateview.aspx |website=www.ncbc.nic.in}}</ref> Whereas in rest of states, they are placed in the General category . <ref name="List of Scheduled Tribes of West Bengal">{{cite web |title=Tribal Development Department, Government of West Bengal |url=https://adibasikalyan.gov.in/html/st-list.php |website=adibasikalyan.gov.in}}</ref> <ref name="Recommendation of Backward Class Commission 1951">{{cite book |title=Report of the List of other Backward Class as Recommended by the Backward Class Commission, 1951 |publisher=The Manager, Govt. of India Press, Nasik Road, Published By the Manager of Publications, Delhi |edition=1955 |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/report-list-other-backward-class-recommended-backward-class-commission-1951 |language=en}}</ref>