The Mewasi Bhil are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are found in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Social status
As of 2001[update], the Mewasi Bhil were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[1]
History
The Bhil are the indigenous people of the region, but were either subjugated by Rajput overlords, or pursued into the jungles by the invaders in the 16th century. [2]
References
- ↑ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
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