Kahar

The Kahars are an Indian community, originating from the Gangatic region.[1]

Kahars are present in most parts of India, but are concentrated in North India. They are found mainly in West Uttar Pradesh, in Sarsawa, Saharanpur, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shahjahanpur, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Jaunpur and Ambedkar Nagar districts of Uttar Pradesh and most parts of Bihar and West Bengal. Kahars are a landless community of palanquin bearers.[2] They are also engaged to officiate at the various holy occasions which occur along the banks of the Ganges river.

In Rajasthan, the Kahars have three sub-divisions, the Budana, Turaha and Mahara. These sub-divisions consist of clans, the main ones being the Pindwal, Bamnawat, Katariya, Bilawat, Kashyap and Oatasaniya. The origins of most of these sub-divisions are rooted in Rajasthan.[3] In the Bidar district of Karnataka, the Meengar (Kahar) community belongs to Other Backward Classes (OBC).[4][5][6]

References
  1. Kumar Suresh Singh (1 January 1998). People of India: Rajasthan. Popular Prakashan. pp. 467–. ISBN 978-81-7154-769-2. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. Kumar Suresh Singh (1998). India's communities. Oxford University Press. pp. 1443–1448. ISBN 978-01-9563-354-2.
  3. People of India Rajasthan Volume XXXVIII Part Two edited by B.K Lavania, D. K Samanta, S K Mandal & N.N Vyas page 467 to 470 Popular Prakashan
  4. "Caste certificate of Bajrang Dal convener cancelled". The Hindu. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. "Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category". Financial Express. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. "UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list". Hindustan Times. PTI. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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