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The Ramoshi[1] are an Indian community found largely in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka.[2] They are classified as a Backward Community[3] by the government of India.

History

The Ramoshi in Maharashtra were earlier known as Vedan.[4]

They were then classified as a criminal tribe under the Criminal Tribes Acts of the Raj.[5]

Culture

They belong to the Hindu section while some are Vaishanavas.[clarification needed][6]

References

  1. ^ Sarkar, Jadunath (1952). History Of Aurangzib, vol.5. New Delhi, India. pp. Ch. 56, Page: 173: Berads, a race of aboriginal Kanarese, also called Dheds, and regarded as one of the lowest in the scale of Hindu castes. They are a virile and hardy people, not much advanced from savagery, but at the same time not toned down like the over-refined upper castes of Hindu society. They eat mutton, beef, pork, domestic fowls, etc.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Sarkar, jadunath (1952). History Of Aurangzib, vol.5. pp. CH.56 Page 173.
  3. ^ Central list of OBC's (Report).
  4. ^ Dr. K. Jamanadas. "Criminal Tribes of India". Ambedkar.org. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  5. ^ Bates, Crispin (1995). "Race, Caste and Tribe in Central India: the early origins of Indian anthropometry". In Robb, Peter (ed.). The Concept of Race in South Asia. Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-19-563767-0. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  6. ^ People of India: Maharashtra, Volume 3, Kumar Suresh Singh, B. V. Bhanu, Anthropological Survey of India 2004, ISBN 9788179911020

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