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{{Short description|Name of various Indian communities}} | |||
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{{for|the town in Uttar Pradesh, India|Lodha, Aligarh}} | {{for|the town in Uttar Pradesh, India|Lodha, Aligarh}} | ||
{{other uses|Lodhi (disambiguation)}} | {{other uses|Lodhi (disambiguation)}} | ||
'''Lodha''' is | '''Lodha''' is the name of various Indian communities and may refer to: | ||
* [[Lodha people]], a tribal people living primarily in the Indian states of [[West Bengal]] and [[Odisha]], mostly in the [[Paschim Medinipur]] district. A section of the Lodha has converted to Islam, and form a distinct community of [[Lodha Muslims]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_westbengal.pdf |title = West Bengal: Data Highlights the Scheduled Tribes| accessdate = 26 September 2009 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://mayurbhanj.nic.in/tribe.htm |title = Mayurbhanj, Tribal languages, festivals and culture| accessdate = 26 September 2009 | last = | first = | publisher = }}</ref> | * [[Lodha people]], a tribal people living primarily in the Indian states of [[West Bengal]] and [[Odisha]], mostly in the [[Paschim Medinipur]] district. A section of the Lodha has converted to Islam, and form a distinct community of [[Lodha Muslims]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Tables_Published/SCST/dh_st_westbengal.pdf |title = West Bengal: Data Highlights the Scheduled Tribes| accessdate = 26 September 2009 | last = | first = | work = Census of India 2001 | publisher = Census Commission of India }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url =http://mayurbhanj.nic.in/tribe.htm |title = Mayurbhanj, Tribal languages, festivals and culture| accessdate = 26 September 2009 | last = | first = | publisher = }}</ref> | ||
* [[Lodhi (caste)]], agriculturalist caste primarily found in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]],<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWtDAAAAYAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia Indica |volume=2 |page=737 |last=Sharma |first=Jagdish Saran |year=1981}}</ref> sometimes categorised as [[Other Backward Class]], but claim [[Rajput]] ties and prefer to be known as "Lodhi-Rajput",<ref>{{cite book|title=Opposition in a Dominant-Party System|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFV0XXoL5vcC&pg=PA26|first=Angela Sutherland |last=Burger |year=1969|publisher=University of California Press|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&pg=PA400 |title=The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions, Volume 1 | publisher=Asian Educational Services |author=Syed Siraj ul Hassan |year=1920 |page=400 |isbn=978-8-12060-488-9}}</ref><ref>Chauhan, Brij Raj (1980). Extending frontiers of sociological learning. Meerut University. Institute of Advanced Studies. Dept. of Sociology, Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University. p. 55.</ref> | * [[Lodhi (caste)]], agriculturalist caste primarily found in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]],<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hWtDAAAAYAAJ |title=Encyclopaedia Indica |volume=2 |page=737 |last=Sharma |first=Jagdish Saran |year=1981}}</ref> sometimes categorised as [[Other Backward Class]], but claim [[Rajput]] ties and prefer to be known as "Lodhi-Rajput",<ref>{{cite book|title=Opposition in a Dominant-Party System|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFV0XXoL5vcC&pg=PA26|first=Angela Sutherland |last=Burger |year=1969|publisher=University of California Press|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lYSd-3yL9h0C&pg=PA400 |title=The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions, Volume 1 | publisher=Asian Educational Services |author=Syed Siraj ul Hassan |year=1920 |page=400 |isbn=978-8-12060-488-9}}</ref><ref>Chauhan, Brij Raj (1980). Extending frontiers of sociological learning. Meerut University. Institute of Advanced Studies. Dept. of Sociology, Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University. p. 55.</ref> | ||
* [[Oswal]], also known as Oswal Lodha, [[Jain]] community from [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=The Rajputana gazetteers|author=Rajputana|date=1879|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqYIAAAAQAAJ|page=249| | * [[Oswal]], also known as Oswal Lodha, [[Jain]] community from [[Rajasthan]].<ref name="google">{{cite book |title=The Rajputana gazetteers |author=Rajputana |date=1879 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqYIAAAAQAAJ |page=249 |access-date=16 April 2015}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Ethnic groups in India]] | [[Category:Ethnic groups in India]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:41, 29 July 2025
Lodha is the name of various Indian communities and may refer to:
- Lodha people, a tribal people living primarily in the Indian states of West Bengal and Odisha, mostly in the Paschim Medinipur district. A section of the Lodha has converted to Islam, and form a distinct community of Lodha Muslims.[1][2]
- Lodhi (caste), agriculturalist caste primarily found in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh,[3] sometimes categorised as Other Backward Class, but claim Rajput ties and prefer to be known as "Lodhi-Rajput",[4][5][6]
- Oswal, also known as Oswal Lodha, Jain community from Rajasthan.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "West Bengal: Data Highlights the Scheduled Tribes" (PDF). Census of India 2001. Census Commission of India. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ "Mayurbhanj, Tribal languages, festivals and culture". Retrieved 26 September 2009.
- ↑ Sharma, Jagdish Saran (1981). Encyclopaedia Indica. Vol. 2. p. 737.
- ↑ Burger, Angela Sutherland (1969). Opposition in a Dominant-Party System. University of California Press. p. 27.
- ↑ Syed Siraj ul Hassan (1920). The Castes and Tribes of H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions, Volume 1. Asian Educational Services. p. 400. ISBN 978-8-12060-488-9.
- ↑ Chauhan, Brij Raj (1980). Extending frontiers of sociological learning. Meerut University. Institute of Advanced Studies. Dept. of Sociology, Institute of Advanced Studies, Meerut University. p. 55.
- ↑ Rajputana (1879). The Rajputana gazetteers. p. 249. Retrieved 16 April 2015.