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Bhandari (caste)
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Primary populations in: | |
| Languages | |
| Garhwali, Konkani,Kumaoni, Marathi. | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| kumaon and gardwali people , Konkani and Marathi people |
Bhandari surname origin lies in royal designation “Bhanari”/”Bhandari” who were manager/caretaker of treasure house during Chand (in Kumaun) or Shah(in Garhwal) kingdom.
Category wise “Bhandari” surname is found both in kumauni and garhwali community.
Bhandari people's also reside in Goa and Coastal Maharashtra.
Caste wise also they are both found in rajputs of Uttarakhand.
History
Bhandari (Devanagari:भंडारी) caste is among the sea-faring warrior castes (Rajput) of ancient and medieval India. They migrated southward from Rajputana in early 1100 and subsequently spread over different parts of India. Along with Himachal Pradesh (Shimla), Maharashtra, Goa, parts of Karnataka like Karwar; they can be found in significant numbers in Nepal, Rajasthan, parts of Central India, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, Kumaon and Garhwal of Uttarakhand, India.[1]
Varna status
Bhandaris were originally Kshatriya traders from Rajputana who converted to Jainism. They also cite the practice of Sati and Jauhar amongst Konkan and Goa Bhandaris as representative of original Kshatriyas.[1] Tukaram Padaval, who belonged to Bhandari caste and a close associate of Jyotiba Phule, said that the claim to Kshatriya status was common among many upper and lower castes but there was no certainty at all as to who among them are the original Kshatriyas.[2]
Bhandaris are included in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Goa. This provides them with certain rights under India's scheme of affirmative action, such as reservation of positions in government employment and admission to professional colleges.[3] They are also classified as OBCs in Maharashtra.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Seshan, Radhika; Kumbhojkar, Shraddha (2018). Re-searching Transitions in Indian History. Taylor & Francis. pp. 154–157.
- ↑ O'Hanlon, Rosalind (2002). Caste, Conflict and Ideology: Mahatma Jotirao Phule and Low Caste Protest in Nineteenth-Century Western India. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-52152-308-0.
- ↑ "Goa govt increases quota for OBCs in jobs to 27%". TNN. No. Jan 16, 2014, 03.23AM IST. TOI. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ↑ "List of Castes in Other Backward Class of Maharashtra". Maharashtra State OBC Finance and Development Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
Further reading
- Rege, Sharmila (2006). Writing Caste, Writing Gender: Reading Dalit Women's Testimonies. Zubaan. ISBN 978-8-18901-301-1.