Dhor

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Dhor
LanguagesMarathi, Kannada
Populated statesMaharashtra, Karnataka

The Dhor, also known as gawali is a caste in India. Being traditionally a community associated with taking care of milk-producing animals. They are considered to be part of the Hindu varna system and are known as Hindu-Dhor. The Dhor people are most likely to live either in India's Maharashtra or Karnataka states.[citation needed]

History[]

According to a myth of origin, Dhors are descendants of some Kshatriyas who were exiled after losing a war in the Malwa region. These families settled in Karnataka, where they met Basava, the prime minister of the Kalachuris. The Basava called Shrikar, the Dhor leader, "Kakkayya" out of respect. Shrikar came under influence of Lingayatism along with all those who had followed him out of Malwa; they became members of Anubhava Mantapa. He later died in a battle between Sharanas and the army of Bijjala II at Kakkeri, in Belagavi district. It is from this myth that synonyms for Dhor include Kakkayya and Kankayya.[1][full citation needed]

Although the umbrella term Dalit has been claimed by various untouchable communities as a means to define themselves, in Maharashtra the Dhor are among the communities that prefer to be known instead by their caste name.[2][3] The Dhor are classed as a Scheduled Caste in India's system of positive discrimination.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Desai, Shantinath, ed. (1998). Prateechi - (1992-1993) (Literary Digest Of West Indian Languages). Sahitya Akademi. p. 130. ISBN 978-81-260-0442-3.
  2. ^ Paik, Shailaja (2011). "Mahar–Dalit–Buddhist: The history and politics of naming in Maharashtra". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 45 (2): 217–241. doi:10.1177/006996671104500203. S2CID 144346975.
  3. ^ Paik, Shailaja (June 2011). "Mahar–Dalit–Buddhist: The history and politics of naming in Maharashtra". Contributions to Indian Sociology. 45 (2): 217–241. doi:10.1177/006996671104500203. ISSN 0069-9667. S2CID 144346975.
  4. ^ Rao, Hemlata; Babu, M. Devendra (1994). Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Socio-economic Upliftment Programmes. APH Publishing. p. 130. ISBN 978-81-7024-566-7.
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