List of Dhobis
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Dhobi known in some places as Dhoba or Rajaka is a group of castes in India and the greater Indian subcontinent.[1] This is a list of notable Dhobis.
Historical People[]
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[]
Politics[]
President & Prime Ministers
- Ranasinghe Premadasa -Sri Lankan 3rd President (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
- Jaya Prada
- Umakant Rajak
- Dumar Lal Baitha
- Hemlata Divakar
MLA's & MLC's
Social Reformers[]
- Gadge Maharaj -was an Indian mendicant-saint and social reformer[7]
- Chakali Ilamma -was an Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion[8]
Warriors & Kings[]
- Madivala Machideva -great warrior of the 12th century,he fought valiantly against King Bijjala's army to protect manuscripts of Vachanas[9]
- Chintamoni Dhoba - ruler of Dhalbhum region and established capital at Ambikanagar[10]
- Neelasothaiyan -Commander-in-Chief of King Periyathambiran [11]
- Harsha -was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE.
Military[]
- 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[]
- Nathu Dhobi -To lead the Jallianwala Bagh struggle
- A. M. Saravanam -was an indian Congress politician.
Sports[]
Cinema[]
Business[]
- V. K. Thanabalan - Chairman & Managing Director of Madura Travel Sservice (P) Ltd, Editor & Publisher madura welcome[13]
References[]
- ^ "Dhobi joshuaproject".
- ^ 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".
- ^ Vijay Mohan (7 March 2016). "Decorated washerman waited for promised land till his last breath". The Tribune.
- ^ Vkt balan history.
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