Deswali Majhi | |
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ᱫᱮᱥᱣᱟᱞᱤ ᱢᱟᱺᱡᱷᱤ দেস্বালি মাঝি | |
Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Santali, Bengali, Kudmali |
Populated states | Jharkhand, West Bengal |
Ethnicity | Santal |
Family names | Majhi |
Deswali Majhi is a Hinduized section of Santal tribe, [1] distributed in western region of West Bengal and eastern region of Jharkhand. The community took shape after the great Santal rebellion (1855–56) by adoption of Hinduism due oppression faced as a Santal by the Britishers and their proximity to the Kudmi and Bengali people. [2] [3] [4]
Tribals known as Deswali Manjhis are those Santhals who, before the current tendency among Santhals to regard themselves as Hindus, came within the Hindu fold. According to H. H. Risley, “Deswali Manjhis are a subtribe of Santhals in the south of Manbhoom, who employ Brahmans (for officiating in religious observances) and have adopted portions of Hindu rituals”.
— West Bengal District Gazetteers : Puruliya (1985), p. 130
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Deswali Majhi | |
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ᱫᱮᱥᱣᱟᱞᱤ ᱢᱟᱺᱡᱷᱤ দেস্বালি মাঝি | |
Religions | Hinduism |
Languages | Santali, Bengali, Kudmali |
Populated states | Jharkhand, West Bengal |
Ethnicity | Santal |
Family names | Majhi |
Deswali Majhi is a Hinduized section of Santal tribe, [1] distributed in western region of West Bengal and eastern region of Jharkhand. The community took shape after the great Santal rebellion (1855–56) by adoption of Hinduism due oppression faced as a Santal by the Britishers and their proximity to the Kudmi and Bengali people. [2] [3] [4]
Tribals known as Deswali Manjhis are those Santhals who, before the current tendency among Santhals to regard themselves as Hindus, came within the Hindu fold. According to H. H. Risley, “Deswali Manjhis are a subtribe of Santhals in the south of Manbhoom, who employ Brahmans (for officiating in religious observances) and have adopted portions of Hindu rituals”.
— West Bengal District Gazetteers : Puruliya (1985), p. 130
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