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| The word Kurmi in ] dictionary – "Bhuhu Ashy Iti Kurmi" means whoever has the land is a Kurmi. "Kurmi" in Sanskrit literally translates as "I can" or "I am able" and is directly associated with the self, ability and action -- all traits ascribed to kshatriyas. Kurmis divide themselves into ] and ] with the Suryavanshis claiming to be from the same clan as the legendary King ] of ], the name of whose wife ] literally means "furrow" or the line made by a plow. The Kurmis along with the ]s, ] and ] are often considered to form the original ] ] ]s | The word Kurmi in ] dictionary – "Bhuhu Ashy Iti Kurmi" means whoever has the land is a Kurmi. "Kurmi" in Sanskrit literally translates as "I can" or "I am able" and is directly associated with the self, ability and action -- all traits ascribed to kshatriyas. Kurmis divide themselves into ] and ] with the Suryavanshis claiming to be from the same clan as the legendary King ] of ], the name of whose wife ] literally means "furrow" or the line made by a plow. The Kurmis along with the ]s, ] and ] are often considered to form the original ] ] ]s | ||
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| A false misleading claims that every Kurmi say with the proud feeling that they are Khatriyas and descendant of Aryan race.Nowhere it is said that they are khatriyas . Their physical features are not like Aryans. Kurmis are mostly dark-skinned,short height,eye ridges and their face cuttings are more like Australoids. Even anthropologists have said that they are come from the stock of Australods. Yes it is right they have some Aryan morphological features. This is due to the admixture with the neighbouring Aryan castes | A false misleading claims that every Kurmi say with the proud feeling that they are Khatriyas and descendant of Aryan race.Nowhere it is said that they are khatriyas . Their physical features are not like Aryans. Kurmis are mostly dark-skinned,short height,eye ridges and their face cuttings are more like Australoids. Even anthropologists have said that they are come from the stock of Australods. "Kurmi" is a word of Austro-asiatic language meaning 'human being'. It is not a word of Indo-European language as the Kurmis caimed. Yes it is right they have some Aryan morphological features. This is due to the admixture with the neighbouring Aryan castes | ||
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Kurmis are a caste of people who are known as "Kurmi Kshatriyas", traditionally kings, in Nepal and West India. They are officially classified as an Other Backward Class by the government of India.
The word Kurmi in Sanskrit dictionary – "Bhuhu Ashy Iti Kurmi" means whoever has the land is a Kurmi. "Kurmi" in Sanskrit literally translates as "I can" or "I am able" and is directly associated with the self, ability and action -- all traits ascribed to kshatriyas. Kurmis divide themselves into Suryavanshis and Chandravanshis with the Suryavanshis claiming to be from the same clan as the legendary King Rama of Ayodhya, the name of whose wife Sita literally means "furrow" or the line made by a plow. The Kurmis along with the Khatris, Yadavas and Khanbis are often considered to form the original Aryan Vedic kshatriyas
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A false misleading claims that every Kurmi say with the proud feeling that they are Khatriyas and descendant of Aryan race.Nowhere it is said that they are khatriyas . Their physical features are not like Aryans. Kurmis are mostly dark-skinned,short height,eye ridges and their face cuttings are more like Australoids. Even anthropologists have said that they are come from the stock of Australods. "Kurmi" is a word of Austro-asiatic language meaning 'human being'. It is not a word of Indo-European language as the Kurmis caimed. Yes it is right they have some Aryan morphological features. This is due to the admixture with the neighbouring Aryan castes