Mewasi Bhil

The Mewasi Bhil are a clan of the Bhil ethnic community and are found in the state of Rajasthan, India.

Social status

As of 2001, the Mewasi Bhil were classified as a Scheduled Tribe under the Indian government's reservation program of positive discrimination.[1]


History

The Bhil are the indigenous people of the region, but were either subjugated by Rajput overlords, or pursued into the jungles by the invaders in the 16th century. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Scheduled Tribes". Census of India: Government of India. 7 March 2007. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ http://vibrantbhiltribe.com/reclaim-socpol.php


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