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The Kureel, Kurele or Kuril are mainly populated in the Central doab and Lower doab regions of the state, Uttar Pradesh.
History[edit | edit source]
The history of Kureel clan is still unknown that how they came into existence, historical accounts associate some members of the community with military service and with the Kshatriya varna. but historically they were artisians, skilled labour and part of leather tanning community of Uttar Pradesh.
Kureels saw a tremendous growth after British Raj and Kanpur being a hub of tanneries gave a chance to a lot of local Kuril communities to engage directly in such business at large scale.[1] A lot of Kureels were also in British Indian army and took part in Burma campaign. In 1943, the Regiment was raised which consisted many Kurils from Kanpur, Unnao, and Allahabad regions but it was dissolved in 1946 as soldiers joined Indian National Army led by Subhash Chandra Bose[2]
Kureels have been forefront runners of social reforms in Central U.P and have been associated with many movements, e.g - Adi Hindu movement of Swami Achootanand[3] and Ravidasia movement and later they adopted Kanbir panth by leaving traditional works.[4] Kureel Mahasabha was established in Kanpur which later got attracted to Socail and Political Organisation which was founded by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.[5]
Notable Kurils[edit | edit source]
- Mohan Lal Kureel, British Indian Army officer from
politician[6]
- Piyare Lal Kureel 'Talib', former M.P of Banda cum Fatehpur constituency & Uttar Pradesh SCF leader[7]
- Shiv Narain Kureel, surgeon, medical academic, professor and HOD of pediatric surgery at King George's Medical University (Lucknow)[8]
- Pramod Kureel, former Rajya Sabha M.P from BSP[9]
- Baijnath Kureel, former M.P & Union minister[10]
- Manoj Kureel, political cartoonist and awardee of Life Time Achievement Award by Cartoon Watch.[11]
- R. S. Kureel, Vice-chancellor of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University of Social Sciences (Dongargaon. M.P)[12]
- Jwala Prasad Kureel, former M.P of Ghatampur[13]
- Ram Lal Kureel, former M.P and scientist of Solar Enery at CBRI.[14]
- Keshari Lal Kureel, two-times M.P of Ghatampur[15]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Judge, Paramjit S. (31 December 2013). Readings in Indian Sociology. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 978-81-321-1827-5.
- ↑ Pant, Harsh V. (6 October 2015). Handbook of Indian Defence Policy: Themes, Structures and Doctrines. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-38009-2.
- ↑ Joshi, Chitra (2003). Lost Worlds: Indian Labour and Its Forgotten Histories. Permanent Black. ISBN 978-81-7824-022-0.
- ↑ Mathur, Kripa Shankar; Agrawal, Binod C. (1974). Tribe, Caste, and Peasantry. Ethnographic & Folk Culture Society, U. P.
- ↑ Rawat, Ramnarayan S. (2011). Reconsidering History in North India. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22262-6.
- ↑ "SC Commission Asks Defence Secretary Why 'Regiment' Shouldn't be reinstated". News18. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ Kshīrasāgara, Rāmacandra (1994). Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.
- ↑ "हिंदी खबर, Latest News in Hindi, हिंदी समाचार, ताजा खबर". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ LucknowJuly 22, Nelanshu Shukla; July 22, 2018UPDATED; Ist, 2018 23:33. "Better leadership, betrayal from leader: Ex-BSP MP Pramod Kureel". India Today. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help);|first3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ "Manoj Kureel | Artist Bio | ArtWanted.com". www.artwanted.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ "VC removed from university for 'inviting' ambedkar's grandson, Cong leader to seminar". National Herald. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ "Members Bioprofile". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ Krishna, Ananth V. (September 2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-81-317-3465-0.
- ↑ "Lok Sabha". 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2020.