Bhagirathi Mali: Difference between revisions

The '''Bhagirathi Mali''' is a [[caste in India|caste in North India]], specially in western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand. They claim to be descendants of the [[Ikshvaku dynasty]] king [[Sagara (Vedic king)|Sagara]] and the [[Suryavansha]] king [[Bhagiratha]], whom the community is named after King Harishchandra and Lord Rama were also born in this dynasty.<ref>भगीरथॊ बृहत क्षत्रः सैन्धवश च जयद्रथः, बृहद्रथॊ बाह्लिकश च श्रुतायुश च महारथः (I.177.19)</ref> Over time, there were many changes in the Mali society. With the passage of time, they made farming their way of living. Now they engage in business and farming, growing vegetables in their fields mainly.<ref>Census of India, 1961, Volume 14, Issue 5, page 7 By India. Office of the Registrar General</ref> Due to growing vegetables in the fields, some of them are also called Mali, but which is different from reality. The case is not distinct from both the Mali and the Bhagirathi Mali castes actually.