Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba or Rajaka are Indo-Aryan and Dravidian tribe group in India laundry and agriculture caste.[1]
Historical people[edit | edit source]
Saints
- Virabhadra – Fierce and fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva [2]
- Tiru Kurippu Thonda Nayanar – One of the 63 Nayanmars [3]
- Bogar – One of the 18 Siddhars [4]
Bureaucracy[edit | edit source]
Politics[edit | edit source]
President & Prime Ministers
- Ranasinghe Premadasa – 3rd President of Sri Lanka (1989–1993) and Prime Minister (1978–1989) [5]
Ministers & MP
- Sajith Premadasa
- Shyam Rajak
- Gulabo Devi[6]
- Basavaraju Saraiah
- Arjun Charan Sethi
- Rajesh Diwakar
- Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya
- Dumar Lal Baitha
- Kameshwar Baitha
- Kailash Baitha
- Kamal Kishor
- Yashvir Singh
- Umakant Rajak
- Dumar Lal Baitha
- Hemlata Divakar
MLA's & MLC's
Social reformers[edit | edit source]
- Gadge Maharaj – Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer[7]
- Chakali Ilamma – Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion[8]
Warriors and kings[edit | edit source]
- Madivala Machideva – A great warrior of the 12th century, he fought valiantly against King Bijjala's army to protect manuscripts of Vachanas[9]
- Chintamoni Dhoba – The ruler of Dhalbhum region and established capital at Ambikanagar[10]
- Neelasothaiyan – The Commander-in-Chief of King Periyathambiran [11]
Military[edit | edit source]
- Rosli Dhobi – Malay Sarawakian nationalist from Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia during the British crown colony era in that state
- Ram Chander – MVC was a civilian who was awarded the Mahavir Chakra during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947[12]
Freedom fighters[edit | edit source]
- Nathu Dhobi – To lead the Jallianwala Bagh struggle
- A. M. Saravanam – Indian Congress politician.
Sports[edit | edit source]
Cinema[edit | edit source]
Business[edit | edit source]
- V. K. Thanabalan – Chairman & Managing Director of Madura Travel Service (P) Ltd, Editor & Publisher madura welcome[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Census of India - 1901" (PDF).
- ↑ L K A Iyer, ed. (1932). The Mysore tribes and Castes. Mittal Publication. p. 1.
- ↑ Shaivam org.
- ↑ karthikeyan, ed. (2016). Siddhas of Tamilnadu. notion press. ISBN 9789352065523.
- ↑ Murari, ed. (2012). The Prabhakaran Saga. Sage publication. ISBN 9788132116783.
- ↑ Srimathi Gulab Devi.
- ↑ Bhatt, Gopal, ed. (2006). Land and People. Kalpaz publication. p. 566. ISBN 9788178353562.
- ↑ Teja, Charan (10 September 2020). "Remembering Chakali Ailamma on death anniversary, a key figure in Telangana history". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ lingayatreligion.
- ↑ India. Superintendent of Census Operations, West Bengal, ed. (1965). District census book westbengal. p. 141.
- ↑ "பெரிய தம்பிரான் - நீலாசோதையன் வழிபாடு | விஜய்". Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ Vijay Mohan (7 March 2016). "Decorated washerman waited for promised land till his last breath". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ Vkt balan history.