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In the early part of the twentieth century, the Jatavs attempted the process of [[sanskritisation]], claiming themselves to be historically of the [[kshatriya]] varna. They gained political expertise by forming associations and by developing a literate cadre of leaders, and they tried to change their position in the caste system through the emulation of upper-caste behavior. As a part of this process, they also claimed not to be Chamars and petitioned the government of the [[British Raj]] to be officially classified differently: disassociating themselves from the Chamar community would, they felt, enhance their acceptance as kshatriya. These claims were not accepted by other castes and, although the government was amenable, no official reclassification as a separate community occurred due to the onset of [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=_g-_r-9Oa_sC |title=Structure and Change in Indian Society |editor1-first=Milton |editor1-last=Singer |editor2-first=Bernard S. |editor2-last=Cohn |year=2007 |pages=216–217}}</ref> |
In the early part of the twentieth century, the Jatavs attempted the process of [[sanskritisation]], claiming themselves to be historically of the [[kshatriya]] varna. They gained political expertise by forming associations and by developing a literate cadre of leaders, and they tried to change their position in the caste system through the emulation of upper-caste behavior. As a part of this process, they also claimed not to be Chamars and petitioned the government of the [[British Raj]] to be officially classified differently: disassociating themselves from the Chamar community would, they felt, enhance their acceptance as kshatriya. These claims were not accepted by other castes and, although the government was amenable, no official reclassification as a separate community occurred due to the onset of [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=_g-_r-9Oa_sC |title=Structure and Change in Indian Society |editor1-first=Milton |editor1-last=Singer |editor2-first=Bernard S. |editor2-last=Cohn |year=2007 |pages=216–217}}</ref> |
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It has also been suggested that the Chamars and [[Jats]] [[Inter caste marriage|inter-married]] and formed the Jatavs.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Politics of Untouchability |last=Lynch |first=Owen M. |year=1969 |place=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |oclc=31520 |page=30 |quote=It is |
It has also been suggested that the Chamars and [[Jats]] [[Inter caste marriage|inter-married]] and formed the Jatavs.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Politics of Untouchability |last=Lynch |first=Owen M. |year=1969 |place=New York |publisher=Columbia University Press |oclc=31520 |page=30 |quote=It is believed that they are yaduvanshi kshatriyas,who belong to rajput clan.it is said they are the survivors of the war between the legend of brahmins parashurama and kshatriyas,which resulted into hiding their kshatriya identity. }}</ref> It is also felt that they were originally [[Jats]]. <ref>{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mBowAQAAIAAJ&q=jatua+jatav&dq=jatua+jatav&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y |title=The scheduled castes |last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1993|pages=326}}</ref> |
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According to the theory propounded by [[Hindu reform movements|Adi Hindu Movement]], untouchables are original Indian inhabitants, hence finding no favour from [[Arya Samaj]] and its followers like Jatav, some of whom identify them as Nav-[[Buddhist]].<ref>{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mBowAQAAIAAJ&dq=jatua+jatav&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=jatav |title=The scheduled castes |last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1993|pages=997}}</ref> |
According to the theory propounded by [[Hindu reform movements|Adi Hindu Movement]], untouchables are original Indian inhabitants, hence finding no favour from [[Arya Samaj]] and its followers like Jatav, some of whom identify them as Nav-[[Buddhist]].<ref>{{Cite book |url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=mBowAQAAIAAJ&dq=jatua+jatav&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=jatav |title=The scheduled castes |last=Singh|first=Kumar Suresh|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|year=1993|pages=997}}</ref> |
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Jatav, also known as Jatva/ Jatan/ Jatua etc.[1] is a social group that in India are considered to be a part of the Chamar caste, one of the untouchable communities (or dalits), who are now classified as a Scheduled Caste under modern India's system of positive discrimination.[2]
History
In the early part of the twentieth century, the Jatavs attempted the process of sanskritisation, claiming themselves to be historically of the kshatriya varna. They gained political expertise by forming associations and by developing a literate cadre of leaders, and they tried to change their position in the caste system through the emulation of upper-caste behavior. As a part of this process, they also claimed not to be Chamars and petitioned the government of the British Raj to be officially classified differently: disassociating themselves from the Chamar community would, they felt, enhance their acceptance as kshatriya. These claims were not accepted by other castes and, although the government was amenable, no official reclassification as a separate community occurred due to the onset of World War II.[3]
It has also been suggested that the Chamars and Jats inter-married and formed the Jatavs.[4] It is also felt that they were originally Jats. [5]
According to the theory propounded by Adi Hindu Movement, untouchables are original Indian inhabitants, hence finding no favour from Arya Samaj and its followers like Jatav, some of whom identify them as Nav-Buddhist.[6]
References
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1993). The scheduled castes. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. 326, 329.
- ^ Chandel, M. P. S. (1990). A Social Force in Politics: Study of Scheduled Castes of U.P. Mittal Publications. p. 51. ISBN 9788170991939.
- ^ Singer, Milton; Cohn, Bernard S., eds. (2007). Structure and Change in Indian Society. pp. 216–217.
- ^ Lynch, Owen M. (1969). The Politics of Untouchability. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 30. OCLC 31520.
It is believed that they are yaduvanshi kshatriyas,who belong to rajput clan.it is said they are the survivors of the war between the legend of brahmins parashurama and kshatriyas,which resulted into hiding their kshatriya identity.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1993). The scheduled castes. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 326.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh (1993). The scheduled castes. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 997.
Further reading
- Rawat, Ramnarayan S. (2011). Reconsidering Untouchability: Chamars and Dalit History in North India. Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253222626.