Remembering Devaraj Urs

History of oads

Gotra

1.  Bambali	2.  Bandoka	3.  Basniwal	4.  Bawru
5.  Beldar	6.  Bhati	7.  bika	8.  Biroka
9.  Birpali	10.  Borda	11.  Botia	12.  Bourda
13.  Byawat	14.  Chachiya	15.  Chandel	16.  Chauhan
17.  Chitra	18.  Chunthal	19.  Dahag	20.  Dalere
21.  Dau	22.  Derewal	23.  Dewat	24.  Dudani
25.  Dundia	26.  Gadai	27.  Gaherwar	28.  Galgat
29.  Gangwani	30.  Goaar	31.  Gohil	32.  Gundli
33.  Hada	34.  Hadgal/Hada	35.  Hansu	36.  Jadod
37.  JAISWAR	38.  Jandu	39.  Japlot	40.  Jiyani
41.  Jodha	42.  Kaliya	43.  kanad	44.  Kanawat
45.  Kantiwal	46.  Kesru	47.  Khambra	48.  Kharwar
49.  Khati	50.  kudawala	51.  Kungar	52.  Lola
53.  Madauna	54.  Madha	55.  Madhwani	56.  Majoka
57.  Malak	58.  Malwan	59.  Mangal	60.  Mehla
61.  Mighani	62.  Motlani	63.  Mudai	64.  Mugri
65.  Nagiya	66.  Nahar	67.  Napa	68.  Naruka
69.  Neeliwal	70.  Niver	71.  Nothey	72.  Others
73.  Plawar	74.  Sangawat	75.  Sargani	76.  Shandilya
77.  Shoda	78.  Sisodiya	79.  Sravan	80.  Sulkhani
81.  Sura	82.  Thahiya	83.  Tihal	84.  Tumrail
85.  Udesi	86.  Vavru	87.  Waweja
88.  karla	89. Mouri	90. Pathraan

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Odh

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For other uses, see OD (disambiguation).

Odh (also written 'Od' or 'Oad') (pronounced [oᶑ]: Sindhi: اوڏ, Urdu: اوڈ) are a Muslim Rajput community and a tribe with origins inSindh and Punjab in Pakistan and Rajasthan in India. The tribe has a distinct and unique history dating back thousands of years. They are considered to be of Muslim Rajput origin. However, not much is documented about this tribe. One of the earliest reference to Odhs is found in the poetry of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, who has praised Ods for their hard work and simplicity.^[1]

Contents   [hide]  ·                                 1 History ·                                 2 Distribution ·                                 3 Language ·                                 4 Religion ·                                 5 Odh clans ·                                 6 Current situation o                                        6.1 In Pakistan o                                        6.2 In India §                                                 6.2.1 In Delhi §                                                 6.2.2 In Rajasthan §                                                 6.2.3 In Haryana §                                                 6.2.4 In Punjab ·                                 7 See also ·                                 8 References ·                                 9 External links

[edit]History

There are a number of traditions of the origin of this tribe. One of tradition relates to an ancestor by the name of Bhagirat.^[2] Bhagirat vowed never to drink twice from the same well, and so he dug a fresh well everyday until one day he dug down and never came up. In honour of this ancestor, the Oad took working as navies.

According to another tradition, the ancestor of the Oad was Odang, a king of Orisa. They then migrated from Orissa to Rajasthan, and from their migrated to Sindh and Punjab. They claim their original name was Sagarbansi.^[3]

[edit]Distribution

The Ods are a large community spread over a large region with concentrations in Uttarakhand, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana in India and in Sindh and Punjab in Pakistan. The Oads have been nomads for centuries sinceMughals ruled South Asia, and were known in the South Asia as indigenous civil engineers, constructors of ponds, walls, structures, canals and embankments.

In Punjab, they are most numerous in Lahore, and along the lower Indus and Chenab, especially around the city of Multan.^[4]

[edit]Language

Those in Sindh, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan speak their own language called Oadki, which resemblesMarathi and Gujarati with borrowings from Marwari and Punjabi. The Od of Punjab, Pakistan speak Punjabi, while those of Haryana speak Haryanvi.

[edit]Religion

The Hindu Oads are Shivites, and worship Shiva, as oppose to other Punjab tribes that are Vaishnavi. While those of Rajasthan,Haryana and Gujarat follow a number of local deities, as well as being Shivite.^[2] Oads mainly worship their ancestors and lighten "Diya" on every Thursday.

During the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir, many Oad converted to Islam. The Muslim Oads in Pakistan follow the strict Sunni Ahle Hadith school.

[edit]Odh clans

The Odh community consist of a number of exogamous clans which are known as gotras, and marriages are forbidden with in the clan. The following is a list of their main clans or gotras:

§                    Bambali

§                    Bawru

§                    Beldar

§                    Bhati

§                    Bika

§                    Baroka

§                    Birpali

§                    Borda

§                    Botia

§                    Bourda

§                    Chachiya

§                    Chauhan

§                    Chitra

§                    Chunthal

§                    Dahag

§                    Dalere

§                    Dau

§                    Derewal

§                    Dewat

§                    Dudani

§                    Dundia

§                    Gadai (Bhatia)

§                    Galgat (Rathore)

§                    Gangwani

§                    Gundli

§                    Hada (ichhani)

§                    Hadgal/Hada

§                    Hansu

§                    Jadod

§                    Japlot(CHAUHAN)

§                    Jiyani

§                    Jodha

§                    Kaliya

§                    Kantiwal

§                    Kesru

§                    Kharwar

§                    Khati

§                    Kudawala(BHATI)

§                    Kungar

§                    Lola(Panwar)

§                    Madauna

§                    Madha

§                    Madhwani

§                    Majoka(RATHOD)

§                    Mangal(CHAUHAN)

§                    Mehla

§                    Mighani

§                    Mudai

§                    Mugri

§                    Nagiya

§                    Nahar

§                    Napa

§                    Naruka

§                    Neeliwal

§                    Nothey

§                    Ranera

§                    Sangawat

§                    Sargani

§                    Shandilya

§                    Sisodiya

§                    Shrawan

§                    Sulkhani

§                    Sura

§                    Thahiya

§                    Tihal

§                    Tumrail

§                    Udesi

§                    Vavru

§                    Waweja

§                    Tanwar

§                    Nongoni

§                    Yodha

[edit]Current situation

The independence of Pakistan and India has effectively divided the Odh in two distinct communities. In Pakistan, the Oads are Muslim, with the exception some Hindu Odhs in Sindh.

[edit]In Pakistan

The Odh community in Pakistan remain associated with the building trade. A recent study made the following discovery: Narain Das Oad has played an important role in the history of the Odh of Sindh. He was born in the small town of Phulpoto in the upper Sindh near the town of Ratodero in Larkana District. He became the first graduate of Oad tribe in Sindh, and went on to become a lawyer and eventually a Judicial Magistrate.^{[citation needed]}

[edit]In India

[edit]In Delhi

In Delhi, the community claim to be Suryavanshi Rajputs, who emigrated from Marwar. They are found mainly in Mehrauli, Sanjay Colony and Bhatti Mines neighbourhoods. Their main clans in Delhi are the Dewat, Panwar, Bhatti, Sisodia, Majoka, Shrawan, (Rathod)Rathore, Chauhan, Kudawala(Bhatti) and Galgat. The community maintain its traditional occupation of digging canals or working in mines. They are an extremely marginal community, and child labour is fairly prevalent.^[5]

[edit]In Rajasthan

In Rajasthan, the Oad claim descent from a Rajput king, by the name Sagar. They are found mainly in Alwar and Sri Ganganagardistricts and divided into number of exogamous clans, namely the Kudawla, Gundali, Beeka, Soora, Kalhiya(Tanwar), Udesi, Galgat, Mudai, Gadai, Shrawan, Majoka, Yodha, Mangal, Nahar, Gagwani, Lola and Japlot. They are largely engaged in digging earth, construction of roads,Farming and masonry work. The Oad rajput speak Oadki among themselves and Hindi with outsiders, and areVishnavi Hindus.^[6]

[edit]In Haryana

In Haryana, the Oad mainly found in Panchkula, Hisar, Balawas village, Tohana, Ratia, Fathehabad, Sirsa, Panipat, Sonipat, Hansi, Karnal, Kaithal, Faridabad, Gurgaon and other parts of Haryana. In the History of Haryana Politic only Sh.Gyan Chand Galgat, who has been elected MLA twice from "Ratia" Constituency from [2004 to 2009] and again in [2009]. In District Hisar village namely "HAZAMPUR" 80% Oad Community resides in Tohana and also in many villages. In Haryana, the Education Level and living standard has increased too much but still more improvement needs. .^[3]

[edit]In Punjab

In Punjab, according to the traditions of the Odh community, they are Rajputs of Udaipur, and were originally known as Ude, which became corrupted to Odh. Most of the East Punjab Odh have immigrated from territory that became Pakistan in 1947. They are found mainly in the districts of Ferozepur, Sangrur and Bhatinda. There traditional occupation was earthwork, digging wells and construction of roads. The community is endogamous, and maintain clan exogamy. There main clans are the Hadola Dao, Hansi, Chitada, Mahdwara, Tehil and Mikrani.^[7] A number of Oad families of the Shrawan, Chauhan, Yodha clans have established themselves in Union Territory of Chandigarh'.

in gujarat in gujarat(india) according to their traditional they claim that own self to 'rajput'.in present due to 'jashmadevi' they work as buildar so they also called beldar.in bhuki (a gret oad woman was die own self for the selfrespect )the shati is very popular oad cast give their bali fullfil their wants.

[edit]See also

§                    Rajput

§                    Beldar

[edit]References

1.                                ^ Tribes and castes of North western provinces by William Crooke

2.                                ^ ^a b A Glossary of the tribes & castes of Punjab by H. A Rose

3.                                ^ ^a b People of India Haryana Volume XXIII

4.                                ^ A Glossary of the Tribes & castes of Punjab

5.                                ^ People of India Delhi Volume XX edited by T Ghosh & S Nath pages 530 to 533 Manohar Publications

6.                                ^ People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas page 716 to 710 Popular Prakashan

7.                                ^ People of India Punjab Volume XXXVII edited by I.J.S Bansal and Swaran Singh pages 348 to 349 Manohar

[edit]External links

Beldar

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Beldar are scheduled caste[(NTB)], found in North India, now also in Maharashtra. In Maharashtra, they speak their own languages name Beldari in their house. ^[1]

Contents   [hide]  ·                                 1 History and origin ·                                 2 Present circumstances ·                                 3 See also ·                                 4 References

[edit]History and origin

The community are the traditionally navies 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 Chapula, Narora, Davawar, Kharola, Jailwar, Faatara, Horwar, Chhapawar, Tuse, Pannewar, Mahore , Basniwar, Bahr, Gorala and Udainwar. ^[3]

[edit]Present circumstances

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 Hinducommunity, 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]

[edit]See also

§                    Agariya

§                    Odh

[edit]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

Patharkat

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Patharkat are a Hindu caste found in North India. They are also known as Sangtarash.^[1]

Contents   [hide]  ·                                 1 Origin ·                                 2 Present circumstances ·                                 3 See also ·                                 4 References

[edit]Origin

The Patharkat are a sub-group of the larger Kanjar caste. Their name Patharkat in Hindi literally means stone cutters. Having taken up the profession of stone cutting, this particular group of Kanjars broke all links with the parent community, and the two communities do not now intermarry. They are found mainly in Awadh, and their concentrations are in the districts of Sitapur, Unnao, Raebareli, Hardoiand Lucknow. In Lucknow, they are found mainly in the localities of Qaisar Bagh, Saafatgang, Daligang, Bangla Bazar, Nishatgang, Lal Kuan and Chinhat. They speak Awadhi among themselves and Hindi with outsiders.^[2]

In Bihar, the Patharkat are found in the districts of Champaran, Arrah and Gaya. They are divided into seven exogamous clans, the Sankat, Sanda, Bhains, Marriya, Uthwar, Lahia and Baid. The Patharkat claim to have comme from Rajasthan some three hundred years ago. ^[3]

[edit]Present circumstances

The Patharkat are endogamous, but avoid marrying among close, but they have no system of exogamous clans. They are largely a landless and urban community, and their traditional occupation remains the manufacturing of the Hindu idols. The Patharkat now buys stones from quarries in western Uttar Pradesh, and then engrave and cut the stones. A few Patharkat have abandoned their traditional occupation and taken to wage labour. The Indian government has given them scheduled caste status, which allowed some to access affirmative action programmes. They are Hindu, and their customs are similar to other Awadh Hindus.^[4]

The Bihar Patharkat are a nomadic community, and many are employed in quaries. They move from place to place, and live in ecampments at the edges of towns. The Patharkat are strictly endogamous, and practice clan exogamy. They are almost totally illiterate, and are one of the most deprived community in Bihar.^[5]

[edit]See also

§                    Kanjar

[edit]References

1.                                ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1142 to 1146 Manohar Publications

2.                                ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das, page 1142–1146 Manohar Publications

3.                                ^ People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 770 to 771 Seagull Books

4.                                ^ People of India Uttar Pradesh Volume XLII Part Three edited by A Hasan & J C Das page 1142 to 1146 Manohar Publications

5.                                ^ People of India Bihar Volume XVI Part Two edited by S Gopal & Hetukar Jha pages 770 to 771 Seagull Books

Brief History of Vahelal - Posted by Kantilal D Patel (originally from Kanisa, Khambhat Taluko, Anand Jillo - Gujarat) presently of New Zealand on 10 September 2008

The following is based on description by Bhailalbhai Ashabhai Patel of Vahelal in his Booklet -" Vahelal - Aitiyasik Rooprekha" written in Gujarati during 1977 CE and witch is included by Kantilal in his book - “History of Leuva Patidar of Kanisa" currently being compiled by him.

Origin of Vahelal

Based on record of Vahivancha Barot and a booklet in Gujarati - "Vahelal - Aitiyasik Rooprekha" (a “Brief History of Vahelal”) by Bhailalbhai Ashabhai Patel of the village Vahelal published during 1977 CE, a Rabari (shepherd) named Vela established Vahelal during 519 CE and was so named after him. 

As a legend goes, before the establishment of Vahelal, that location was a wooded pastureland and cowherds from adjacent places came to graze their animals. Further more, around then one of the cows of a cowherd regularly dribbled milk at a particular spot. Puzzled by this, the cowherds cleared the site when they uncovered ruins of a Shivalay including a Ling. They then built huts and established a settlement around that spot. Eventually on the spot of their find they built a new Shivalay and named it, “Varneshwar Mahadev". Renovated at different times in the past, the Shivalay still stands to day in the midst of the village. 

During 1146 CE, when three Leuva Kanbi (Patidar) families first arrived here from Dabhoda (Vadodara) to settle, Narshipura Vania dominated Vahelal. 

Three generations (around 1210 CE) after the arrival of the first group of Patidar another Leuva Patidar group (presently known as "Trija Bhagna" because it is made up of descendants of three sons of their ancestor Amin Pragdas) arrived and settled in Vahelal. This "Trija Bhagna" group is sub grouped in three groups namely- 
1 "Chotha Bhagna" - those descending from Hathibhai the eldest son of Pragdas
2 "Vitthalbhaino Alias Jino Bhag" - those descending from Pragdas' second son Vitthalbhai
3 "Vallabhdasno Bhag" - those descending from Pragdas' third son Vallabhdas

Over and above this, a family of Savdas, the son of the daughter of Hathibhai’s great grandson, descending from Lalaji linage from Oad, came and settled here. His descendants are therefore known as "Oadia". 

Around 1825 CE, another group from the neighbouring Bharkhudia Village moved in for their safety. Its descendants are known as "Bharkhudia". 

A third family related to one of the Nani Khadki family also moved in. However, two or three descending families from it, to day identify themselves with the Nani Khadki group. In the interim there were also two Kadva Patidar families in settled in Vahelal who had no male issues and are therefore extinct.Thus, today all the Patidar of Vahelal are Leuva Patidars only.

Over several centuries, Patidars have been in majority and have held an upper hand in Vahelal. At the beginning of twentieth century there were round 150 Patidar Houses(with ???? families living jointly) increasing today to around 200 houses (????? families living jointly). 

Over and above this today, there are several monocular families residing at Amdavad, Naroda and various other cities of Gujarat and other States. Ten to fifteen monocular families also reside in foreign lands but mostly in the USA.

As Vahelal lies on the way to Marva via Kapadvanj from Amdavad, in olden days Jain Sadhus, (ministers) had established a Derasar (monastery) here. As always, Patidars of Vahelal jointly with Jains of the village have continued to welcome visiting Jain Ministers for their religious discourses. 

By later half of the nineteenth century, a population of around 2000 of Vahelal could not support a proportionally large population of Vania. As a result, in time most of the Narshipura Vania as well as Dasha Shrimali and Mevada Vania who came and settled at a later stage in Vahelal gradually moved out and settled in Amdavad and Chhani near Vadodara. Most of the Narshipura Vania went and settled at Chhani. 

In the interim period, brave, principled and enterprising Rajputs of several castes including Bihola, Solanki, Parmar, Chavada, Makawana, and Dodia also lived in Vahelal. They held land in partnership and maintained a social relation of give and take with Patidar. In the early to mid twentieth century, a Rajput Madhusingh and his sons Magansingh and Pratapsingh have held very high posts in Police Department, Pratapsingh being a Crime Branch Deputy D S P. However, over the period due to their financial decline, most of the Rajput families have moved out of Vahelal.