Gwalvanshi Ahir
Gwalvanshi Ahir is a subdivison of Ahirs.
Origin
The Gwalvanshi Ahirs claim their descent from the Abhira cowherds or the Gopas and Abhiris or the Gopis of Braj[1][2] who were from the Abhira tribe.[3]
History
Mirzapur
According to Ain-i-Akbari, they were zamindars of the Ahirwara pargana (present Ahraura) in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.[4]
Varanasi
They also made Warren Hastings fled from Varanasi.[citation needed]
Basti
Due to big land-holdings they are called Bhumidar in the Basti district of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
Ayodhya
Them in the Faizadad pargana (now Ayodhya) as landlords claim to be descended from an Ahir raja of Berat. Another account is, that they were settled there by Raja Chandra Sen.[6]
Military History
From the United Provinces, they were also ones who were recruited in the First World War.[7]
Present circumstances
They were farmers and land-holders in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. At the turn of the century, they took up other occupations, including business in a big way.[8][9]
Notable people
- Sandeep Tulsi Yadav, first ever medalist in Greco-Roman category from India
- Nar Singh Yadav
- Ravindrapal Singh Yadav[10]
- Sardar Bachau Yadav[11]
- Jivaram Ahir[12]
- Kishun Ahir[12]
- Ram Naresh Yadav
- Roop Nath Singh Yadav
- Shyam Singh Yadav
- Shyam Lal Yadav
- Paras Nath Yadav
- Ramakant Yadav
- Rajaram Yadav
- Ahir zamindar of Lonhada, Kada Manikpur, Kaushambi[13]
- Ahir zamindars of Jaunpur
- Khedan Ahir[14]
Culture
They sing Loriki and Birahas.[15] They have started the Ramleela at Chaukaghat (Nati Imli) in Varanasi.[16] They also actively participate in the Bharat Milaap done in the Ramleela.[16] They are great devotee of Radha-Krishna.[17] Most of the Ahir Birs (deities who died gloriously) in Eastern Uttar Pradesh were Gwalvanshi Ahirs only.[11][18]
Kuldevi
Their clan deity (Kuldevi) is Mata Vindhyavasini Jogmaya.[17]
References
- ^ Ibbetson, Sir Denzil; Maclagan (1990). Glossary of the Tribes and Castes of the Punjab and North West Frontier Province. Asian Educational Services. ISBN 978-81-206-0505-3.
- ^ Michelutti, Lucia (2020-11-29). The Vernacularisation of Democracy: Politics, Caste and Religion in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08400-9.
- ^ Singh, K. S. (1998). People of India: Rajasthan (2 pts.). Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-766-1.
- ^ Contemporary Social Sciences. Research Foundation of India. 1978.
- ^ Desai, Akshayakumar Ramanlal (1986). Agrarian Struggles in India After Independence. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-561681-1.
- ^ Sherring, Matthew Atmore (1872). Hindu Tribes and Castes. Thacker, Spink & Company.
- ^ Roy, Kaushik (2018-06-29). Indian Army and the First World War: 1914–18. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-909367-0.
- ^ Ratan Mani Lal (11 May 2014). "Azamgarh: Why Mulayam cannot take Yadav votes for granted"
- ^ Lucia Michelutti, Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town (2002) London School of Economics and Political Science University of London, p.90-98
- ^ "Moscow Olympic gold medallist former hockey player Ravinder Pal Singh succumbs to COVID". The Times of India. 2021-05-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ a b Comar, Savitri (2018-09-07). "Bir Babas Of Banaras Diane Marjori Cocarie ( Thesis)". Bir Babas Of Banaras. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
- ^ a b Division, Publications. WHO'S WHO OF INDIAN MARTYRS Vol 3. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2182-9.
- ^ "मिला तेज से तेज- Mila Tej se Tej | Exotic India Art". www.exoticindiaart.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ भारतीय शहीदों का परिचय (in Hindi). प्रकाशन विभाग, सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार. 2009. ISBN 978-81-230-1511-8.
- ^ Beissinger, Margaret; Tylus, Jane; Wofford, Susanne Lindgren (1999-03-31). Epic Traditions in the Contemporary World: The Poetics of Community. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-21038-7.
- ^ a b Arya, Banarasi Lal (1975). Mahārāja Balavanta Siṃha aura Kāśī kā atīta (in Hindi). Āryā.
- ^ a b Saraswati, Baidyanath (2000). Bhoga-moksha samabhava: Kaśī kā sāmājika-sāṃskr̥tika svarūpa (in Hindi). Ḍī Ke. Prinṭavarlḍa. ISBN 978-81-246-0151-8.
- ^ Coccari, Diane Marjorie (1986). The Bir Babas of Banaras: An Analysis of a Folk Deity in North Indian Hinduism. University of Wisconsin--Madison.