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Kurmi, which is one of the castes of north Indian Hindu society. They are found in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. They are said to be central Asian and australoid ancestry.

Origin

The origin and history of Kurmi is not clear. In physical appearance Kurmi bears resemblance to Austroloid ethnic elements: short height, with dark brown skin colour, stubbed nose, thick lips and prominent eyebrow-ridges. The ethnic notes suggest the possibility of two groups of Kurmi: one from Chota Nagpur and Orissa belt and others in the northern region. It is possible that Kurmi of Uttar Pradesh were basically Austroloid ethnic population migrated from central India and during generations of their stay with other neighbouring populations and possible admixture with the castes around might have acquired some of the Caucasoid morphological features or traits.

Kurmis in India and Nepal

Kurmis, as also present in the east as well as southern India. They are relatively prosperous and educated, forward thinking, but conscious and rooted to farming and trading also. Etymologically, the words, Kunbi are generally considered a derivative of the word Kurmi. Kurmis constitute around two-to-three percentage of the total population of India.

Common Kurmi surnames

Common surnames or family names of Kurmis include:

As political force

In 1894 the Kurmis formed their first association in Lucknow to give teeth to their protest against the British decision to cut their numbers in the police force. Realising it was not enough, the Kurmi Sabha of Awadh included the Patidars, Kapus, Vokkaligas, Reddys, Naidus and Marathas of other states in its fold. The aim was to merge Kurmis from all over India so that the Kurmis from north-India could garner political power. But they are divided among themselves and never had the intellectual ability to unite under a common umbrella.


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