Thakur (Indian title)
Thakur is a feudal title used by various Indian communities.
Usage
Thakur[1] and thākura are the words derived from the Sanskrit word thakkura meaning "administrator" or jamindaar.[2]
Thakur is also an Indian feudal and colonial title in Hindi, commonly used in North and Central India as a term of respect meaning "chief", "lord", or "master", especially among high-ranking Rajput families.[3] Thakurs sometimes paid tribute to great emperors, but when it came to governance or administration, they could be as independent as a Raja.
Other uses of the title are as follows:
- Koli: In Gujarat Koli are called Thakore[4][4]
- Ahir (Kamariya, Dawa, and Ghosi),[5][6][7] Kirar Thakur[6] and Lodhi of Madhya Pradesh[8] like Zamindar castes, are honoured with the title of Thakur.
- On occasions, professional barber (Nai) caste people are addressed as Thakur in North India.[9][10]
- In Madhya Pradesh, the Gonds, a Scheduled Tribe, are also titled as Thakurs or Thakur Gonds.[11]
See also
References
- ↑ Page 915, Yule, Henry. Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases... London: J. Murray, 1903.
- ↑ Page 160, 253, 350 - Biswas, Sailendra. Samsada Bangala abhidhana. 7th ed. Calcutta, Sahitya Samsad, 2004. - Digital Dictionaries of South Asia..
- ↑ Retrieved on 2013-09-21 from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit by Klaus Glashoff.
- 1 2 "Gujarat Thakor & Koli Vikas Nigam Gandhinagar Gujarat - Infoline".
- ↑ "The Buxas of the Tarai".
- 1 2 Ramchandra Keshav Mutatkar (1978). "Ramchandra Keshav Mutatkar". Anthropology. Shubhada-Saraswat. p. 165. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ Sir Roper Lethbridge (1985). Prominent Indians of Victorian Age: A Biographical Dictionary. Archives Rare Prints. p. 371.
- ↑ Mishra, Jai Prakash (1982). The Bundela Rebellion. Sundeep.
- ↑ Ranabir Samaddar (11 Apr 2009). "State of Justice In India: Issues of Social Justice (Google eBook)". Social Science. SAGE Publications India. p. 44. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdoms: A Study in Civilizational Perspective". Hindus. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. 1 Jan 1997. p. 35. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ Anima Sharma (2005). Tribe in Transition: A Study of Thakur Gonds (Google eBook). Mittal Publications. p. 369. ISBN 9788170999898.
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