Tanti
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Languages | |
| Hindi, Odia, Bhojpuri, Bengali | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism |
The Tanti (anglicised as Tanti, Tanty, Tantee) is a surname of Hindu community in India.[1] The greatest concentration is believed to be in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West bengal, Assam as well as Odisha.[2] They are slightly less concentrated than some groups because their designation started with their occupation rather than a particular group.
Origin[]
The word tanti is derived from the Hindi word tant, which means a loom. They were traditionally weavers, and are one of the many communities found in South Asia, traditionally associated with this craft. The community is foud in Ranchi and other part in Jharkhand.[1][3]
In Bihar the community titled as Tanti was actually Pan/swasi by caste and pan/swasi caste is located at 18 serial number in Bihar list of SC/ST caste since 1956 by the approval of president of India. Now the serial number of pan/swasi in this list is at 20. The people belongs to pan/swasi community is schedule caste as per government of India. Hence, in Bihar there is not any existence of tanti by caste since 1 July 2015 . Tanti is only title of Pan/swasi community in Bihar.[4][citation needed]
Notable people[]
- Kamal Kumar Tanti - writer
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Russell, Robert Vane (2020-09-28). The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India (Volumes I and II). Library of Alexandria. ISBN 978-1-4655-8294-2.
- ^ Ramesh P. Mohanty (2003). Dalits Development and Change: An Empirical Study. Discovery Publishing House. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-81-7141-696-7.
- ^ People of India Bihar Volume XVI, Part Two, edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha, pp. 914-916, Seagull Books
- ^ "Scan".
- Indian castes
- Social groups of Bihar
- Weaving communities of South Asia
- Social groups of Madhya Pradesh
- Social groups of Odisha