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'''W. Crooke ''' wrote in his book 'The Tribes and Casts of North-Western provinces and Awadh' that the word "Lodha" is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Lodhara' which means 'the bark of a tree' which is used for coloring as these people start. because of this used to live by selling the bark of this tree, hence it is called Lodha. "Crook's second opinion was that" Lodha is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Lubdhaka' which means 'a fearless' or 'a hunter'. As it is said for them. <ref name="Tribes and Castes of the North -Western and Oudh">{{cite book |last1=Crooke |first1=W. |title=Tribes and castes of the north -western provinces and oudh vol.3 |page=364-370 |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/tribes-and-castes-north-western-provinces-and-oudh-vol3 |language=en}}</ref> | '''W. Crooke ''' wrote in his book 'The Tribes and Casts of North-Western provinces and Awadh' that the word "Lodha" is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Lodhara' which means 'the bark of a tree' which is used for coloring as these people start. because of this used to live by selling the bark of this tree, hence it is called Lodha. "Crook's second opinion was that" Lodha is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Lubdhaka' which means 'a fearless' or 'a hunter'. As it is said for them. <ref name="Tribes and Castes of the North -Western and Oudh">{{cite book |last1=Crooke |first1=W. |title=Tribes and castes of the north -western provinces and oudh vol.3 |page=364-370 |url=https://indianculture.gov.in/rarebooks/tribes-and-castes-north-western-provinces-and-oudh-vol3 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
'''R. V. Russell''' has written in his book "The Tribes and Cast of the Central Provinces of India" that "He came from Ludhiana in Punjab in the Madhya Pradesh and that is why he came to be called Lodhi." His permanent name is Lodha. "It is further written in this book that" In Sagar district, it is said that the first Lodhi was created by Mahadeo from a scarecrow in a Kurmi woman's field and given the vocation of a farmservant.<ref name="The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India" /> | '''R. V. Russell''' has written in his book "The Tribes and Cast of the Central Provinces of India" that "He came from Ludhiana in Punjab in the Madhya Pradesh and that is why he came to be called Lodhi." His permanent name is Lodha. "It is further written in this book that" In Sagar district, it is said that the first Lodhi was created by Mahadeo from a scarecrow in a Kurmi woman's field and given the vocation of a farmservant.<ref name="The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India" /> | ||
'''E. A. Gait''' has written in the year 1901 Bengal census report that "about the origin of this caste, it is said in Midnapore that they were chosen by the Pandavas for hunting, while in Mayurbhanj they are said to be descendants of King Bali."<ref name="Census Of India Bengal 1901">{{cite book |last1=Gait |first1=E. A |title=Census Of India 1901 Vol.6 (lower Provinces Of Bengal And Their Leudatoties) Pt.1 (reports) |page=422 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55930/page/n434/mode/1up}}</ref>Ramesh Chandra Gunarthi writes in his book Rajasthani Jatiyon Ki Khoj that this caste is also considered a branch of Yaduvanshis. It is from the race of Samant, the second son of King Bhuvanpal, who first went to Punjab and settled the city of Ludhiana. It is from here that the sect army of this feudal lord was named Lodha.<ref | '''E. A. Gait''' has written in the year 1901 Bengal census report that "about the origin of this caste, it is said in Midnapore that they were chosen by the Pandavas for hunting, while in Mayurbhanj they are said to be descendants of King Bali."<ref name="Census Of India Bengal 1901">{{cite book |last1=Gait |first1=E. A |title=Census Of India 1901 Vol.6 (lower Provinces Of Bengal And Their Leudatoties) Pt.1 (reports) |page=422 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.55930/page/n434/mode/1up}}</ref>Ramesh Chandra Gunarthi writes in his book Rajasthani Jatiyon Ki Khoj that this caste is also considered a branch of Yaduvanshis. It is from the race of Samant, the second son of King Bhuvanpal, who first went to Punjab and settled the city of Ludhiana. It is from here that the sect army of this feudal lord was named Lodha.</ref>Rajasthani Jatiyon ki khoj by Ramesh Chander Gunarthi pege no. 140,141</ref> | ||
== History of Lodha caste == | == History of Lodha caste == | ||