Bhandari (caste)

The Bhandari community is a caste that inhabits the western coast of India. They form the largest caste group in the state of Goa, reportedly being over 30% of that state's Hindu population, and play a major role in deciding the future of any political party there.^[1]

Classification[]

Bhandaris are included in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Goa. This provides them with certain rights under India's scheme of affirmative action, such as reservation of positions in government employment and admission to professional colleges.^[2] They are also classified as OBCs in Maharashtra.^[3] William Molesworth has given the meaning of the word Bhandari in terms of the treasurer, the Vihar, or the Dakshavnagar. In earlier times, it is considered to be the storekeeper of the state's store. There is also an understanding among those who rebel against the king and the royalty - the Bhandari, who like the king. It seems to have turned the turnip business into the 18th century; Also, they used to do business in alcohol. Bhandari society basal Kshatriya He was a politician and a soldier. In 1925 Sakharam Hari Golatkar published the book 'History of Bhandari Janati'. They live in Karwar and they are on the coast of Gujarat.

Bhandari caste origin Pt. Mahadevshastri Joshi has written a story by the Puranic story - Tilakasur was a very big monster. Therefore, Lord Shankar drove him and asked Nandila to turn it into the dirt. Shankar was sweated by Nandy's pain A man was born on his forehead. He is the original man of the stores! As he was praising Shankara, Shankar named him Bhavgunya. Shankar made a coconut there with his lily and ordered to cut the fruit on it. After drinking water, Shankar was satisfied and he appointed Bhavidyuna as an officer in the storehouse of Alkaavi.

In Bhandari society, Kite Bhandari, Hettari Bhandari, Khale Bhandari, Gavad Bhandari, Chaudhari Bhandari, Devakar Bhandari, More Bhandari, Balaswanshiya alias Shinde Bhandari are the major differences. They should have been stomached from their villages, business, and their original origins. For example, the Khare Bhandari or Mourya king of Khandir, Khanderi, came to Maharashtra from Moray Bhandari, Kadamba or Kite King, Kite Bhandari, Hathi Arthur Dharnare to Hettari Bhandari, Gawad, through Bengal (Gaudadesh), so they are Gawd Bhandari and Balaswanshi Bhandari people are considered to be the descendants of Sheath. Sixteen Kshatriya families came from Paithan in North Konkan. The nine of them belong to the Balaswanshiya Bhandari community. This information can be obtained from 'Mahikawatichi Bakhar', 'Sashti Bakhar' and Sakharam Hari Golatkar's 'Bhandari Janati History' book.

According to the census, about half of Bhandari was in the Ratnagiri district. After that the city of Mumbai is situated in the city of Sawantwadi, Thane district, Canara district, Colaba district, Janjira institute, Surat district, and Mumbai suburb. If there is a growing expansion of Mumbai and the migration between the last sixty-sixty years there, then Mumbai should have the largest number of storekeepers.

Bhandari is one of Mumbai's residents, but it is not as common as Bharadwari, which is referred to as the original inhabitants of Mumbai. According to the 1931 census, the number of reservoirs in Mumbai was six in number. Many of them migrated from South Konkan. 'Where there is a place called Bhandari'. Bombay came under the control of the British in 1668. Jerold Aigre was governor of Mumbai from 1670 to 1677. He laid the foundation of Mumbai's development. He organized a strategy that people of all faiths could live there, stay away from hospitals, give hospitals, establish courts, set up a 'Bombay Marine' for protection, and set up soldiers with the help of reserves. It is the beginning of the Mumbai Police Force. Since the construction of the city of Mumbai, Bhandari is in the police force in Mumbai.

Bhandari society lives from Goa to Goa in the north of Bardoch city.

The areas where the Bhandari community resides, have found the dialects/language of those areas and they are found to be homogeneous. For example, Devkar Bhandari in Gujarati speaks Gujarati dialect while the Bhavari Govanti of Goa is known for speaking dialects. Coconut shells speak Konkani. The language of Malvani Bhandari is full of depraved forms of many Indian words. For example -

 Marathi Malvani word Hindustani             

  I maca Mako          
  you tuka toko              
  us amaka We 
  Making in here                                                                 
  where khaye said 
  at haisara yahapara 
  

were using Bhandari community of men dhoti, shirt and a white hat or black. If you have to go for a special ceremony, then wear the Upana also. The people of the rich families used to wear dhoti, coats, auspiciousness, and head turban. Ladies' dress was rare. During that time the woman in particularLugade nesata, said to him to lie lugade dress. It should be easy for agriculture and daily work. Ladies' women can only stand up to nine. Nakat Nath, and put a ponytail or flower in the ears. In the new period, most of all men and women dress in a modern way. Men wear shirts, while women wear five sari or Punjabi / Gujarati dresses.

The states that were working as a veteran of the Bhandari community were destroyed. After this, the attention of the Bhandari community was to cultivate agriculture and toddy, and fodder. The farmers of the Bhandari community took an active part in the campaign to get more food. In the districts of Vengurla, Sawantwadi, Malvan, Kudal in Sindhudurg district and on the east side of Goa, many nallahs flows through the hills. Farmers of the Bhandari community turned it to their agriculture and used that water to make rice crops in the summer. Farmers of the Bhandari community are leading in the field of wholesalers. The mountains and mountains of Konkan were lying in the past. The rocks were lying open due to the sun's soil. But farmers have planted cashew nuts. The ground sunlight has stopped due to the overlapping of mountainous cashew nuts.

Bhandari society is known as a labor-farmer. In their garden, along with mango and cashew nuts, they are found in the beautiful Baga beach on the coast of Coconut, and in the districts of Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, and Raigad.

The Bhandari community has created Chiku's beautiful barn at Dahanu, Palghar and Tulasi. Those gardens are sent to the market for sale in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai. Lily flowers are planted as an intercrop in the chicken garden. Farmers of the Bhandari community in the Balasad, Surat, and Baddok districts of Gujarat state are skilled in food grain crops and cotton, sugarcane, fruit trees, and vegetable crops. Jaywantrao Patil, a former member of the Planning Commission of India, has taken great reviews of the progress made by the Bhandari community in the field of agriculture.

Mayank Bhandari was popularly known as Naval Chief under the leadership of Shivaji Maharaj. In their strength, the Bhandari youths of Konkan had more money. He was known for his boldness and prosperity. That's why they were previously seen in the shipbuilding business and recently in the custom cleaning business.

Bhandari society eat rice flour and pickle for rice as a vegetarian. After coming home, however, the fish's cannibal and rice became their food. During the festival of Holi, primates are filled with coconut milk, and Modak is done at Gauri and Ganapati festival. Some churches have their life prowess of Lord Ganesha, But Gauri worship can be seen from all the houses.

Various texts provide different information about the religious customs and traditions of the Bhandari community. Although Khalnath, Kalikdev, Satari, Nagnath, and Ekvira Devi are the totals of the reserves, Bhandari's original devotee is worshiped. According to some, the Bhandari people were Nagvanshi, and after the Mahabharata, they came from the south through the turbulence of the Aryans, while others said they came from Maharashtra to Rajasthan.

People from Konkan have performed Shrigaganotsav and Holikatsav with great reverence. All the servants of Mumbai go to Konkan for the festivals of Lord Ganapati and Holi. In many villages, the honor of the festival of Holi is given to the people of the family members of the traders in the tradition of the Bhandari community. Whether women's festivities are fasting or a mix of cooked coffee, young women look like they are celebrating in the past.

See also[]

• People of the Konkan Division
• Bhandari Militia

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bhandari caste.

Further reading[]

• Rege, Sharmila (2006). Writing Caste, Writing Gender: Reading Dalit Women's Testimonies. Zubaan. ISBN 978-8-18901-301-1.

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