Chambhar is caste from Indian state of Maharashtra, and Northern Karnataka. Their traditional occupation was leather work.[1] Historically subject to untouchability, they were traditionally outside the Hindu ritual ranking system of castes known as varna. Castes with similar traditional occupation are found throughout the Indian subcontinent such as Chamar in Northern india, and Mochi in Gujarat.
History
Chambhars have made many contributions in religious and reform movements by Santbai.[2]
Maratha era
Chambhars as the cobbler of the village formed one of the twelve hereditary village servants under the Bara Balutedar system of Maharashtra.[3][4] Historically, Chambhars are related to leather work and are landless but gradually their women engaged in midwifery and agricultural labour.[5]
Culture and society
Chambhars in Maharashtra follow Hinduism. They also revere Bhakti Sant Rohidas who is also a holy saint of Sikhs, and his 41 hymns are incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib.[6]
Social status
Chambhars enjoyed better position unlike their counterparts of other states, e.g – Chamars of North India, Madigas of Andhra Pradesh, etc. Even they were part of mainstream business of local markets and economically well-off.[7]
Currently, Chambhars are in different fields and after the introduction of the reservation policy in India it helped a lot of them to improve their lifestyle.
They fall under Scheduled Caste category in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka.[8]
Notables
- Milind Kamble, founder of the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chairman of Fortune Constructions (Mumbai)[9]
- Vithal Palwankar, cricketer who captained an Indian team at Bombay Quadragular.[10]
- Palwankar Baloo, cricketer of India and leader of Hindu Mahasabha.[11]
- Palwankar Ganpat, Indian cricket player
- Palwankar Shivram, Indian cricket player of Hindu Gymkhana.[12]
- Ramanand Dass, was a leader of the Dera Sach Khand, and a follower of Guru Ravidas.
- Ashok Khade, Chairman of DAS Offshore (Mumbai), one of the biggest oil platform makers of India[13]
See also
- Guru Ravidass
- Utpala dynasty
- Ravidasia
- Adi Jambava
- Ad-Dharmi
- Chamar
- Jatav
- Ramdasia
- Shri Khuralgarh Sahib
- Dera Sach Khand
- Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan
- Shri Guru Ravidas Gurughar
- List of Ravidassia people
References
- ↑ Social Mobility Among Scheduled Castes: An Empirical Study in an Indian State{{#if:Sharma|, Sharma}. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.(1996). ISBN 978-81-7533-015-3
- ↑ Socio-Economic Change and the Broad-Basing Process in India{{#if:Nadkarni|, Nadkarni}. Taylor & Francis(18 June 2019). ISBN 978-1-000-08477-1
- ↑ John Briggs in Maharashtra: A Study of District Administration Under Early British Rule{{#if:Deshpande|, Deshpande}. Mittal Publications(1987)
- ↑ Patil, S., 2020. Hegemonic Past: Exclusion of Subaltern Histories in NCERT Textbooks. ANTYAJAA: Indian Journal of Women and Social Change, 5(1), pp.9-21.
- ↑ Anthropology of Weaker Sections{{#if:Sinha|, Sinha}. Concept Publishing Company(1993). ISBN 978-81-7022-491-4
- ↑ Waghmare, B.S., 2009. Political Inequality Among Dalits: A Case of Maharashtra. Voice of Dalit, 2(2), pp.177-200.[1]
- ↑ Emancipation of Dalits and Freedom Struggle{{#if:Sadangi|, Sadangi}. Gyan Publishing House(2008). ISBN 978-81-8205-481-3
- ↑ The rising Dalit anger(13 January 2018). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ Dalit Inc gets leg up from Milind Kamble. India Today(21 November 2011). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} 'The Moral that can be Safely Drawn from the Hindus' Magnificent Victory': Cricket, Caste and the Palwankar Brothers]. Anthem Press.
- ↑ India's first Dalit cricketer Palwankar Baloo fought against caste barriers on the field and off it. Hindustan Times(16 September 2018). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ The 'Untouchable' Cricketer Who Challenged the British & His Fellow Countrymen. The Better India(18 September 2018). Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ↑ Ashok Khade, Son of a Cobbler Now Owns a Firm with Rs 500 Cr Turnover, Bytes, Corporate. Corporate Bytes(4 May 2017). Retrieved 20 May 2020.