Beldar

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Beldars are part of a scheduled caste NTB, originally from Northern India and have today migrated to many parts of India. The language spoken by them is Beldari.[1]

History and origin

The community are the traditionally natives of North India, and are similar to the Oad communities, who are the navies of west India. They also claim common ancestry with Kewat community, both of whom refer to themselves as Oads.[2]

In Maharashtra, the Beldar are found mainly in the districts of Nasik, Pune, Amravati, Akola, Yawatmal, Ahmednagar, Sholapur, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri and the city of Mumbai. The Beldar claim to have immigrated from Rajasthan some five centuries ago. They still speak Rajasthani among themselves and Marathi with outsiders. The community is strictly endogamous, and consists of a number of exogamous clans. Their main clans are the Narora, Davawar, Kharola, Jailwar, Faatara, Horwar, Chhapawar, Tuse, Pannewar, Mahore, Basniwar, Bahr, Gorala and Udainwar. They have there personal history towards shifting from one place to another. Moreover, they categories themselves like in a form of sub-section of Beldar caste. Some categorizations are Mangal, Sadhra, Nadhra and many more.[3] Beldar Caste, Northern India

Beldar is a scheduled caste of northern part of India. The Beldar caste is still engaged in their traditional occupation of navvies. Mostly, Beldars are employed in road constructions and digging of well and river by the government.

Beldar caste is the occupational caste of India, who mainly works as navvies. The term Beldar means a person one who carries a hoe. In Beldar community, generally, the entire family participates in the construction work. Interestingly, several Beldars are nomadic by nature and are shifting from one place to another, looking for construction work at different sites. Few members of the Beldar community are also engaged in vegetable and fruit selling occupation. Beldar caste is a Hindu caste and they are largely found throughout the provinces of northern India mainly Madhya pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. They speak a dialect of Hindi language. Beldar caste is also found in almost all the districts of the state of Maharashtra,Madhya pradesh and Rajasthan. Beldar caste is further divided into a number of smaller sub-casts.

According to some legends, Beldar caste is said to have descended from Prithviraj Chauhan. Beldar community is the traditional navvies of northern India. They are very similar to Oad community, the construction workers of western India. Both these communities claim common lineage with Lonia community. In Hoshangabad District, some Muhammadan Beldars are also found. Regarding the origin of Beldar caste, it is also believed that probably the bulk of the Beldars and its allied castes have originated from non-Aryan tribes. The Murhas of northern districts of the country seem to be a subsidiary of the Bind tribe; further, those known as Matkuda or earth-digger are usually considered as offshoots of Gond tribe. While the Sansias and Larhias of Chhattisgarh seem to have originated from the Kols, Bhuiyas and Oraon tribe. The term Raj, meaning a mason, is also used for the Beldars in the northern regions. The Murha, Nunia and Sansia castes are also frequently known as Beldars. Interestingly, they cannot be evidently distinguished from the main caste of Beldars. The Beldar caste of Saugor claims that their ancestors were mostly engaged in refining salt. They also have a rich culture and their music and dance play an integral part of their life. Drums, fireworks accompany the wedding processions of Beldar community. Divorce is allowed in their society. The Beldar community has several indigenous customs, which they follow faithfully. They are religious by nature.

Present circumstances

https://www.facebook.com/hindubeldar.india?ref=hl The Beldar are still mainly involved in their traditional of navies. They are employed by the state in the constructions of roads. Generally, whole families participate in the construction industry. Many Beldar are nomadic, shifting from place to place, looking for work at construction sites. A small number of Beldar are also involved in the selling of fruits and vegetables. The Beldar are a Hindu community, and are found throughout Uttar Pradesh, speaking a number of dialects of Hindi.Huge population of Beldar are found in dist Barabanki, Lakhipur, Khari, Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur,Sant Kabir Nagar,Sitapur and Faizabad.[4]

The traditional occupation of the Beldar was working as masons. Many are still employed in the construction industry. The community is entirely landless, and was historically nomadic. A considerable number of Beldar are also employed by the various brick kilns.[5]

Notables

  • Rajendra kumar,National President of Rashtriya Beldar Samaj,Bhopal.Madhya Pradesh mobile no:-09039847100
  • Shriram Chauhan, Ex.union minister of state of India.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das pages 245 to 248
  2. ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 268
  3. ↑ People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 192-197
  4. ↑ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part One edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 247
  5. ↑ People of India Maharshtra Volume XXX Part One edited by B.V Bhanu, B.R Bhatnagar, D.K Bose, V.S Kulkarni and J Sreenath pages 192-197
Tribes of Uttar Pradesh

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