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'''Manjhi''', sometimes recorded as '''Majhwar''' <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n0gwfmPFTLgC&pg=PA299 |title=Tribal Roots of Hinduism |first=Shiv Kumar |last=Tiwari |page=299 |year=2002|isbn=9788176252997 }}</ref> is a community in the Indian states of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Bihar]], where they are classified as a [[Scheduled caste]] for the purposes of India's [[Reservation in India|system of positive discrimination]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Court questions quota for Manjhi sub-tribes |work=Indian Express |date=15 March 2007 |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/court-questions-quota-for-manjhi-subtribes-/25748/ |accessdate=2017-02-05}}</ref><br />
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==Notable people==<br />
*[[Dashrath Manjhi]], also known as the Mountain Man of Bihar<br />
*[[Jitan Ram Manjhi]], former Chief Minister of Bihar<br />
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[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
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