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The '''Kirar | {{pp-30-500|small=yes}} | ||
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The '''Kirar''' is a [[Hindus|Hindu]] agricultural caste whose traditional occupation is cultivation. They originated in Kiserkot of [[Jaisalmer]] and migrated to different parts of India. Singh noted that, they were a similar group like [[Kol people|Kol]] and [[Bhil people|Bhil]], and lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Now they have settled down in different areas where [[agriculture]] is their main occupation. Kirar has three subgroups: Karod, Dhakad and Dharod Kirar. In local caste hierarchy they come next to Brahmin, Jain and Rajput. They accept food from the upper caste but the upper castes do not accept food from Kirar. The Kirar are educationally backward. In 1966, the All India Kirar Samaj Sangh was established. The organization promotes community members' financial well-being and benefits. They have submitted a memorandum requesting that they be added to the list of [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|Scheduled Castes]].<ref>K.S Singh(1998). People of India Rajasthan, Part II, Volume: XXXVII. p. 548-550</ref> | |||
The Kirars are classified as [[Other Backward Class]]es (OBCs) category in the Indian states of [[Rajasthan]],<ref>http://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/rajasthan.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> and [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/madhya.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> | |||
==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||
*[[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]], incumbent [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bharateseva.com/bharat/l_news_detail.asp?id=959 |title=I am proud to have taken birth in Kirar Samaj — CM Shri Chouhan |work=bharateseva.com |access-date=2011-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425114418/http://www.bharateseva.com/bharat/l_news_detail.asp?id=959 |archive-date=2012-04-25 }}</ref> | *[[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]], incumbent [[Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bharateseva.com/bharat/l_news_detail.asp?id=959 |title=I am proud to have taken birth in Kirar Samaj — CM Shri Chouhan |work=bharateseva.com |access-date=2011-10-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425114418/http://www.bharateseva.com/bharat/l_news_detail.asp?id=959 |archive-date=2012-04-25 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Thakur Malkhan Singh]]<ref name="Brass">{{cite book |last1=Brass |first1=Paul R. |author-link1=Paul Brass |title=Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh |date=1965 |publisher=University of California Press |oclc=265371 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/factionalpolitic0000bras/page/89 89] |url=https://archive.org/details/factionalpolitic0000bras |url-access=registration |access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> | *[[Thakur Malkhan Singh]]<ref name="Brass">{{cite book |last1=Brass |first1=Paul R. |author-link1=Paul Brass |title=Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh |date=1965 |publisher=University of California Press |oclc=265371 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/factionalpolitic0000bras/page/89 89] |url=https://archive.org/details/factionalpolitic0000bras |url-access=registration |access-date=21 December 2019}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 20:24, 23 July 2023
The Kirar is a Hindu agricultural caste whose traditional occupation is cultivation. They originated in Kiserkot of Jaisalmer and migrated to different parts of India. Singh noted that, they were a similar group like Kol and Bhil, and lived a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Now they have settled down in different areas where agriculture is their main occupation. Kirar has three subgroups: Karod, Dhakad and Dharod Kirar. In local caste hierarchy they come next to Brahmin, Jain and Rajput. They accept food from the upper caste but the upper castes do not accept food from Kirar. The Kirar are educationally backward. In 1966, the All India Kirar Samaj Sangh was established. The organization promotes community members' financial well-being and benefits. They have submitted a memorandum requesting that they be added to the list of Scheduled Castes.[1]
The Kirars are classified as Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category in the Indian states of Rajasthan,[2] and Madhya Pradesh.[3]
Notable people
References
- ↑ K.S Singh(1998). People of India Rajasthan, Part II, Volume: XXXVII. p. 548-550
- ↑ http://ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/rajasthan.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ http://www.ncbc.nic.in/Writereaddata/cl/madhya.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
- ↑ "I am proud to have taken birth in Kirar Samaj — CM Shri Chouhan". bharateseva.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ Brass, Paul R. (1965). Factional Politics in an Indian State: The Congress Party in Uttar Pradesh. University of California Press. pp. 89. OCLC 265371. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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