Ramoshi

The Ramoshi (alternately Berad) is an Indian community found largely in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka, and are historically associated with great empires,important historical conflicts and agriculture. They are also described as the Bedar or fearless, nicknamed for their braveness by the Mughals.

Terminology

The term Ramoshi or as British called it ramoossy.The earlier occupation of the Ramoshi was as a Warrior fighting battles for the Maratha kings as Infantry and leading the troops,It also denotes the leader of a group or head of a territory.[1] They recognize the varna system and belong to the kshatriya class. They are Hindu and belong to the Lingayat sect while some are Vaishanavas [2]

History

Genealogy

Today's Ramoshi in Maharashtra was earlier called the Boya, Bedar and Vedan. [3]

British era

The community was formerly classified as a criminal tribe under the Criminal Tribes Acts of the British Raj.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Enthoven ,R.E. 1922 The Tribes and castes of Bombay Cosmo Publications 1975
  2. ↑ People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 3 By Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu,Anthropological Survey of India 2004
  3. ↑ http://www.ambedkar.org/jamanadas/CriminalTribes.htm
  4. ↑ Bates, Crispin (1995). "Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry". In Robb, Peter. The Concept of Race in South Asia. Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-19-563767-0. Retrieved 2011-12-01.

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