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and martial alliances were instrumental in this transformation. ... In the colonial ethnographic accounts rather than referring to
Rajputs as having emerged from other communities, Bhils, Mers, Minas, Gujars, Jats, Raikas, all lay a claim to a Rajput past from where they claim to have 'fallen'. Historical processes, however, suggest just the opposite.
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from gradual transformation of mobile pastoral and tribal groups into landed sedentary ones. The process of settlement involved both control over mobile resources through raids, battles and trade as well as channelizing of these resources into agrarian expansion. Kinship structures as well as marital
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Other prevalent social groupings are
Zamindar Meena and the Chaukidar Meena. The Zamindar Meena, comparatively well-off, are those who surrendered to powerful Rajput invaders and settled on the lands believe to be granted by the Rajputs. Those who did not surrender to Rajput rule and kept on waging
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Nandini Sinha Kapur, a historian who has studied early India, notes that the oral traditions of the Meenas were developed from the early 19th century AD in an attempt to reconstruct their identity. She says of this process, which continued throughout the 20th century, that "The Minas try to furnish
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was a recipe for further discontent. In an attempt to create an orderly administration through a better understanding of the populace, the Raj authorities instituted various measures of classifying the people of India. One such measure was the
345:, the Meenas found it necessary to invent tradition through oral accounts, one of the primary uses of which is recognised by both historians and sociologists as being "social protest against injustices, exploitation and oppression, a
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until 1952, three years after the Act had been repealed. Mark Brown has examined the impact and issues of the Meena community during
British rule and the change in their status from being a higher social group to a criminal tribe.
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s include Ariat, Ahari, Katara, Kalsua, Kharadi, Damore, Ghoghra, Dali, Doma, Nanama, Dadore, Manaut, Charpota, Mahinda, Rana, Damia, Dadia, Parmar, Phargi, Bamna, Khat, Hurat, Hela, Bhagora, and Wagat.
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Meena") seek higher status, and claim to be
Rajputs, thus distinguishing themselves from the Bhil Meenas. They follow vegetarianism, unlike other Meenas whom they designated as "Mailay Meena".
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that helps to retrieve the image of a community." Kapur notes that the Meenas not merely lack a recorded history of their own but also have been depicted in a negative manner both by medieval
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In the 1840s, Meenas organized a huge movement in Jaipur under the leadership of
Lakshminarayan Jharwal against the British rule, which was a Meena rebellion against the British government.
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of 1930, under whose provisions the Meenas were placed. The community remained stigmatised for many years, notably by influential officials of the Raj such as
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Kapur, Nandini Sinha (2000). "Reconstructing
Identities and Situating Themselves in History : A Preliminary Note on the Meenas of Jaipur Locality".
380:. After the end of their rule, the Meenas made forests and hills their shelter and started fighting to get back their kingdom. One such example was the
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770:"A Sociological Evaluation of the Major Government Schemes Meant for Promoting Education and Health among The Members of the Meena Tribe in Rajasthan"
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2001:"Settling the Citizen, Settling the Nomad: 'Habitual offenders', rebellion, and civic consciousness in western India, 1938–1952"
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1468:"Settling the Citizen, Settling the Nomad: 'Habitual offenders', rebellion, and civic consciousness in western India, 1938–1952"
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process, some Bhils present themselves as Meenas, who hold a higher socio-economic status compared to the Bhil tribal people.
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It is believed by media that the well-off Meena community enjoy a major share of ST reservation at the cost of other tribals.
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1966:"Ethnology and Colonial Administration in Nineteenth-Century British India: The Question of Native Crime and Criminality"
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into
Scheduled Tribe fold, fearing that their own share of Scheduled Tribe reservation benefits will be eroded.
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689:, the Meenas constitute 10% of the population of the state of Rajasthan. Whereas according to a report by
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which caused the government of
Britain to decide that leaving colonial administration in the hands of the
1891:"Will the tribals get their separate religion code, Jharkhand's proposal is now with the Modi government"
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357:, references to the Meenas describe them as violent, plundering criminals and an anti-social ethnic
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of 1871, under the provisions of which Meenas were placed in the first list of the Act in 1872 in
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Brown, Mark (2004). "Crime, Liberalism and Empire: Governing the Mina Tribe of
Northern India".
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were the other areas of earlier Meena influence where they were forced to surrender ultimately.
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Meenas have better rights for women in many respects compared to many other Hindu castes.
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Native
Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues
1822:"Sociolinguistic Study of Meena / Mina Tribe In comparison to other Tribes of Rajasthan"
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Native Peoples of the World: An Encyclopedia of Groups, Cultures and Contemporary Issues
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tradition. They worship different family deities according to the gotra. They celebrate
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The Meenas ruled at certain places in Rajasthan until they were overpowered by invading
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1387:"Caught in nostalgia: Artist Madan Meena's work inspired from 'The Thirsty Crow'"
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Nomadic Narratives: A History of Mobility and Identity in the Great Indian Desert
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the entire community claims descent from the Matsya (fish) incarnation of Vishnu
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accounts and records of the colonial period. From medieval times through to the
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2127:"Rulers, Criminals and Denotified Tribe: A Historical Journey of the Meenas"
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The Raj colonial administration came into existence in 1858, following the
1006:"Crime, Liberalism and Empire: Governing the Mina Tribe of Northern India"
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Kishwar, Madhu (13 August 1994). "Codified Hindu Law: Myth and Reality".
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In quest of Indian folktales: Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube and William Crooke
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Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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Tribal Culture, Continuity, and Change: A Study of Bhils in Rajasthan
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Channa, V.C. (2008). "Development in Meena Villages: A Case Study".
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This article is about the Meena tribe of India. For other uses, see
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is 7% of the state's population. And according to the report of a
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Meena are recognised as a Scheduled Tribe only in Sironj Tehsil,
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and the majority of them are classified as being Hindu, but in
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community. It used to be claimed they speak Mina language, a
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Bajrange, Dakxinkumar; Gandee, Sarah; Gould, William (2019).
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Bajrange, Dakxinkumar; Gandee, Sarah; Gould, William (2019).
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Tribal and Indigenous People of India: Problems and Prospects
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The Meena tribe is divided into several clans and sub-clans (
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Demography and health profile of the tribals: a study of M.P
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A sub-group known as "Ujwal Meena" (also "Ujala Meena" or "
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In Rajasthan, the Meena caste members oppose the entry of
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themselves a respectable present by giving themselves a
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Emerging Tribal Identity: A Study of Minas of Rajasthan
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is another sub-division among the Meenas. As part of a
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s), which are named after their ancestors. Some of the
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are widely practiced by the women of the Meena tribe.
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The Meenas themselves are also a sub-group of Bhils.
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624:after taking a collective bath on the day of
1794:Das, Jayasree; Chakraborty, Sudipta (2021).
364:According to Kapur, the Meenas also attempt
264:Currently they are present in the states of
240:, for the fulfillment of its purpose by the
1679:"Flip side of the Jat agitation in Haryana"
1517:. Concept Publishing Company. p. 300.
1220:. Cambridge University Press. p. 265.
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2040:Comparative Studies in Society and History
1605:. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 35.
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1927:"वसुंधरा के लिए सांप छछूंदर वाली स्थिति"
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1154:"The Minas: Seeking a Place in History"
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665:List of Scheduled Tribes in Rajasthan
192:. Its name is also transliterated as
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520:
469:, and were sometimes categorised as
447:Patiala and East Punjab States Union
74:Regions with significant populations
1835:Danver, Steven L. (10 March 2015).
1777:Mann, Rann Singh; Mann, K. (1989).
1753:A Study of Bundi School of Painting
1248:The Indian Princes and their States
1023:"List of notified Scheduled Tribes"
24:
2831:Scheduled Tribes of Madhya Pradesh
1948:
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1783:. Mittal Publications. p. 18.
1571:. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 41.
1214:Kothiyal, Tanuja (14 March 2016).
1183:"Minas Seeking a Place in History"
880:Emerging Trends in Indian Politics
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726:Prakash, Ravi (18 November 2020).
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248:. Presently they are described as
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2841:Other Backward Classes of Haryana
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2131:Tribe-British Relations in India
1954:
1723:Majhi, Anita Srivastava (2010).
1699:Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
1568:Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
1313:Tribe-British Relations in India
814:Human Rights and Legal Pluralism
759:). The code was retired in 2019.
396:Rajputs and Chopoli fell to the
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1661:"How Meenas got the ST status"
1278:. Rupa & Co. p. 396.
1101:. APH Publishing. p. 12.
1028:. Census India. Archived from
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2826:Scheduled Tribes of Rajasthan
2034:Piliavsky, Anastasia (2015).
1540:Economic and Political Weekly
1181:Kapur, Nandini Sinha (2007).
1152:Kapur, Nandini Sinha (2007).
976:Kapur, Nandini Sinha (2007).
713:
224:The Meenas were originally a
27:Ethnic group in western India
2139:10.1007/978-981-16-3424-6_17
1599:Patel, Mahendra Lal (1997).
1358:. Indiana University Press.
1321:10.1007/978-981-16-3424-6_17
529:Meenas, Hindoos of low caste
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1636:Ethics: Theory and Practice
1158:The Social and the Symbolic
982:The Social and the Symbolic
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2856:Denotified tribes of India
2801:Social groups of Rajasthan
2202:Hindu and Jain communities
2075:Sharma, Sohan Lal (2008).
1841:. Routledge. p. 550.
1780:Tribal Cultures and Change
1400:Danver, Steven L. (2015).
1352:Naithani, Sadhana (2006).
1160:. Sage. pp. 129–131.
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1820:Meena, Ram (5 May 2020).
1487:10.1017/S0026749X18000136
1156:. In Bel, Bernard (ed.).
1131:. Abhinav. pp. 3–4.
980:. In Bel, Bernard (ed.).
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1059:Indian Historical Review
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533:The Meena fall into the
434:Indian Rebellion of 1857
290:Union Territory of Delhi
2511:Genealogist communities
1756:. Abhinav. p. 31.
1729:. Mittal. p. 127.
1696:Sezgin, Yuksel (2011).
1565:Sezgin, Yüksel (2011).
811:Sezgin, Yüksel (2011).
420:British colonial period
141:(99.7%), others (0.14%)
2866:Ethnic groups in India
2836:Other Backward Classes
2319:Mercantile communities
2081:. Rawat Publications.
1702:. LIT Verlag Münster.
1633:Satyanarayana (2010).
1275:A history of Rajasthan
1125:Kumar, Pramod (1984).
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54:1888 picture of Meenas
32:Meena (disambiguation)
2125:Meena, Madan (2021).
2106:Indian Anthropologist
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1933:(in Hindi). June 2007
1307:Meena, Madan (2021).
984:. Sage. p. 131.
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2725:Shaikhs of Rajasthan
2005:Modern Asian Studies
1964:Brown, Mark (2003).
1750:Sodh, Jiwan (1999).
1475:Modern Asian Studies
1193:. pp. 129–146.
949:The Culture of India
671:2011 Census of India
2420:Artisan communities
1955:Adak, Dipak Kumar.
1272:Rima Hooja (2006).
463:Herbert Hope Risley
443:Criminal Tribes Act
246:Criminal Tribes Act
206:Government of India
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1736:978-8-18324-298-1
1646:978-8-13172-947-2
1612:978-8-17533-029-0
1578:978-3-64399-905-4
1546:(33): 2145–2161.
1365:978-0-253-34544-8
1330:978-981-16-3423-9
1227:978-1-107-08031-7
1138:978-8-17017-185-0
1108:978-8-17648-322-3
991:978-0-76193-446-2
703:Rajasthani people
669:According to the
653:Mandana Paintings
521:Caste reservation
428:A Meena of Jajurh
254:Indian Government
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355:British Raj
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238:British Raj
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67:2011 Census
65:5 million (
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714:References
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173:pronounced
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539:Rajasthan
490:Rebellion
473:and as a
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266:Rajasthan
260:Geography
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84:Languages
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343:Scotland
288:and the
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139:Hinduism
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