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This is a list of Scheduled Castes in India. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are those considered the most socio-economic disadvantaged in India, and are officially defined in the Constitution of India in order to aid equality initiatives.
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The Maharashtra Bharbhunja are still involved in their traditional occupation of selling parched grain. A significant numbers are now businessmen, and they were one of the few artisan castes to have made the change over to modern economy fairly successfully.
The 96 clans that the Maratha caste is divided into were originally formed in the earlier centuries from the amalgamation of families from the (), shepherd (), pastoral (), blacksmith (), carpenter (Sutar), Bhandari and Thakar castes in Maharashtra.
The Seuna Yadava dynasty, which ruled present-day Maharashtra and north Karnataka, arose out of the valorous deeds of Dridhaprahara, founder of the dynasty, who protected cattle. According to the traditional sources, Devagiri , the capital of Seuna Yadavas, was founded by a king who was a Golla /Gavli.
The rise of the Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party in recent years have not dented Maratha caste representation in the Maharashtra Legislative assembly. [87] After the Maratha-Kunbi cluster, the scheduled caste (SC) Mahars are numerically the second-largest community among the Marathi people in Maharashtra.
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.
Karhade Brahmins are essentially Rigvedi Brahmins who follow the Ashwalayana Sutra and belong to Shakala Shakha.Karhade Brahmins are divided into two groups based on the Vedanta they follow, the first of which follows the Advaita Vedanta of Adi Shankara and the second of which follows the Dvaita Vedanta of Madhvacharya.