Babu Saheb

Babu Saheb (or Babu Sahib) is a term or sobriquet[1] used mainly in the Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh[2] and Jharkhand to describe members of the Rajput and of Bhumihar Brahmin castes[3] who traditionally formed part of the royalty and feudal elite respectively.[4][5][6] The term is used interchangeably with Thakur, which is specifically used for the Rajput caste.[7] Many songs in the Bhojpuri language use the term to glorify the royal lineage of Rajputs that has been traced since the advent of aryans in the subcontinent.[8]

Babu Kunwar Singh-Warrior Rajput King

1988 stamp of Anugrah Narayan Singh who was affectionately known as "Babu Saheb"

References
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  2. Shahid Amin (1995). Event, Metaphor, Memory: Chauri Chaura, 1922-1992. Univ of California Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780520087804. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. Dubey, Priyanka. "Jitan Ram Manjhi and the politics of caste". The Caravan.
  4. "Where Nitish shows up in lantern flicker". 3 November 2015.
  5. Hira Singh (4 March 2014). Recasting Caste: From the Sacred to the Profane. SAGE Publishing India. p. 4. ISBN 9789351504030. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. Arun Sinha (1978). "Class War in Bhojpur". Economic and Political Weekly. 13 (1): 10–11. JSTOR 4366262.
  7. Kumar Suresh Singh (2008). People of India: Bihar. Anthropological Survey of India. p. 801. ISBN 9788170463030. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  8. "Newslaundry - Sabki Dhulai". Newslaundry.
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