Ramoshi

The Ramoshi (alternately Berad or Bedar) is an Indian aboriginal community found largely in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka.[1]

They do not consider themselves to be a part of any caste, hence Ramoshi is what their identity is and as well as the name of their group/community, but they are placed in the Kshatriya varna, and claim themselves to be Kshatriya's. The Ramoshis belong to the Lingayat section.

History

The Ramoshi in Maharashtra were earlier known as Boya, Bedar and Vedan.[2]

The Bedars were employed as Pindari freebooters by the Maratha rulers.[3] They were then classified as a criminal tribe under the Criminal Tribes Acts of the Raj.[4]

Culture

They are classified into Kshatriya varna in Hindu religion.[5]They are Hindu and belong to the Lingayat section while some are Vaishanavas.[6]

References
  1. Sarkar, jadunath (1952). History Of Aurangzib,vol.5. pp. CH.56 Page 173.
  2. Dr. K. Jamanadas. "Criminal Tribes of India". Ambedkar.org. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  3. Roy, M. P. (1973). Origin growth and suppression of the Pindaris. pp. A GENERAL ACCOUNT Page 3.
  4. Bates, Crispin (1995). "Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry". In Robb, Peter (ed.). The Concept of Race in South Asia. Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-19-563767-0. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  5. Sarkar, jadunath (1952). History Of Aurangzib,vol.5. pp. CH 56 Page 173.
  6. People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 3, Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India 2004, ISBN 9788179911020

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