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Yadav

Yadavs are a grouping of non-elite, peasant-pastoral castes in India and Nepal that, since the 19th and 20th centuries, have claimed descent from the legendary king Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence. The term "Yadav" is now commonly used as a surname by members of such communities, such as the Ahir of the Hindi belt and the…

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Yadavs in modern India

Yadavs in Nepal

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Yadav

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Triples141
Avg. degree1.98
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related to All-India Yadav Mahasabha · 29
Yadav → AIYM, Allahabad, Although, Aside, Bihar, British Raj, Congress, Congress-backed Backward Class Federation, Furthermore, However, In, It, Khedakar, Koeri, Koeris, Kurmi, Punjab, Raghav Samaj, Rao Balbir Singh, Sanskritisation
related to Sanskritisation · 24
Yadav → Abhira, Ahir, Ahir Yadav Kshatriya Mahasabha, Ahirs, Ameliorating, AYKM, By, Delhi, India, Indian Rebellion, It, Jaffrelot, Krishna, Kshatriya, Raj, Rao, Rao Bahadur Balbir Singh, Sanskritisation, Singh, The
related to Classification · 22
Yadav → Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, In, Indian, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, OBC, OBCs, Odisha, Other Backward Classes, Part, Rajasthan, Social Justice Committee, The, The Yadavs, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
related to In mythology · 14
Yadav → Abhira, Andhaka, Gadkari, It, Jayant Gadkari, Krishna, Puranas, Satvata, The, Using, Vrishni, Yadava, Yadavas, Yadu
related to Yadavs in Nepal · 14
Yadav → At, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, Karnali Province, Koshi Province, Lumbini Province, Madhesh Province, Madheshi Other Caste, Nepal, Statistics, Sudurpashchim Province, The, The Central Bureau, Yadavs
related to background · 13
Yadav → Bihar, Employment, Haryana, India, Lucia Michelutti, Michelutti, Northern India, She, The Yadavs, Their, Traditionally, Uttar Pradesh, Yadavs
related to Post-Independence · 7
Yadav → Community, Diwali, He, Hyderabad, Mandelbaum, Rajas, The Sadar
related to In practice · 5
Yadav → Christophe Jaffrelot, However, Jaffrelot, There, Yadavs
see also · 3
Yadav → Ahir, Bihar, NepalYadavs

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yadavs caste community bihar ahir sanskritisation india castes status krishna members also jaffrelot groups descent yadu social movement nepal michelutti

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the Indian Rebellion of 1857 had demonstrated that Ahirs were good fighters.The AYKM was a self-contained unitinstance ofand because their participation in recent events0.80text
did not try to forge links with similar bodies among other caste groups that claimed Kshatriya descent at that timeinstance ofand because their participation in recent events0.80text
Delhiinstance ofand it gained some additional momentum as people from rural areas gradually migrated away from their villages to urban centres0.80text
the Jatsinstance ofThey did acknowledge groups0.80text
Marathas as being similarly descended from Krishna but they did not particularly accommodate them in their adopted Aryan ethnic ideologyinstance ofThey did acknowledge groups0.80text
believing themselves to be superior to these other communitiesinstance ofThey did acknowledge groups0.80text
reducing the financial burden dowriesinstance ofIt also sought to encourage the British Raj to recruit Yadavs as officers in the army and sought to modernise community practices0.80text
increasing the acceptable age of marriageinstance ofIt also sought to encourage the British Raj to recruit Yadavs as officers in the army and sought to modernise community practices0.80text
promotion of vegetarianisminstance ofalthough it continues its work in other areas0.80text
teetotalisminstance ofalthough it continues its work in other areas0.80text
Yadavrelated to All-India Yadav MahasabhaThe All-India Yadav Mahasabha0.60section
Yadavrelated to All-India Yadav MahasabhaAIYM0.60section

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