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| {{short description|Indian caste}} | |||
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| {{For2|the Torah Portion|]|a similar caste|]}} | |||
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|group= Bhar/Rajbhar | ||
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| The '''Bhar''' are a ] in India, sometimes referred to as a branch of ancient Rajput Clans of Eastern Oundh {{sfnp|Shah|2013|ps=}} | |||
| The '''Rajbhar''' (also spelled '''Rajbhaar''') are a community of the state of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and other states India.{{cn|date=July 2017}} | |||
| They are also known as ].{{cn|date=August 2017}} Influenced by the ] movement, as were members of other highly castes, Baijnath Prasad Adhyapak published ''Rajbhar Jati ka Itihas'' in 1940. This book attempted to prove that the Rajbhar were formerly rulers who were related to the ancient Bhar tribe.<ref>{{cite book |title=Fascinating Hindutva: Saffron Politics and Dalit Mobilisation |first=Badri |last=Narayan |year=209 |publisher=SAGE Publications |page=25 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8bJ_rhfu6yUC&pg=PA25 |isbn=978-8-17829-906-8}}</ref> | |||
| There were proposals in 2013 that the community in the state should be reclassified as ] under India's ]; this would have involved declassifying them from the ] (OBC) category.<ref>{{cite news |title=Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position |first=Pankaj |last=Shah |date=6 April 2013 |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/Political-parties-eye-Lok-Sabha-polls-bank-on-boatmen-to-claim-pole-position/articleshow/19409283.cms |accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> Whether or not this would happen was a significant issue in the campaign for the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP castes a wider UP net, uses Modi's background to attract OBC votes while seeking blessings by feeding Brahmins |first=Piyush |last=Srivastava |work=India Today |date=25 February 2014 |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bjp-leads-in-the-caste-game-in-up-2014-lok-sabha-polls/1/345392.html |accessdate=14 April 2014}}</ref> | |||
| They are among 17 OBC communities that were again proposed for Scheduled Caste status by the ]-controlled ]. However, this proposal, which relates to ], has been stayed by the courts; the prior attempt had been rejected by the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category |date=24 January 2017 |work=Financial Express |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/setback-for-akhilesh-government-as-high-court-stays-their-order-to-include-17-sub-castes-in-the-sc-category/520325/ |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list |date=22 December 2016 |agency=PTI |work=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-govt-to-include-17-other-backward-castes-in-sc-list/story-jQWfybFAcSJTnwj2k4NxqO.html |accessdate=2017-02-04}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Rajbhar |
The Bhar are a caste in India, sometimes referred to as a branch of ancient Rajput Clans of Eastern Oundh
References
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