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AdivasiGujaratMadhya PradeshRathwiBhil languageGujaratiMiddle Agestalukas Chhota Udepur DistrictPatidarPatanwadiaKarnatakaMaharashtra
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | 642,881[1][2] |
Gujarat | 642,348[2] |
Maharashtra | 488[2] |
Karnataka | 45[2] |
| Languages | |
Bhil languages, Marathi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Hindustani | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional religion[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bhil | |
The Rathwa are a Adivasi tribe found in the state of Gujarat in India.[4] They are also known as Rathwa and Rathiya in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. In Gujarat, the Rathwa consist of number of sub-groups.[5][6][7][8][9] They speak Rathwi (a Bhil language) and/or Gujarati.
Contents
1 History and origin
2 Present circumstances
3 See also
4 References
History and origin
The Rathwa derive their name from the word rathbistar, which means an inhabitant of a forest or hilly region. They are said to have immigrated from Madhya Pradesh in the Middle Ages, and are now found in the talukas of Chhota Udepur, Kawant, Jetpur-Pavi, Sankheda, Nasvadi and Bodeli in Chhota Udepur District and some Talukas of Panchmahal District.[citation needed]
Present circumstances
The community is endogamous, and consist of a number of exogamous clans, the main ones being the Hamania, Thebaria, Mahania, Kothari Baka and Fadia. They are mostly small- and medium-scale farmers. Many Rathwa are landless agriculture labourers, working on the lands of the Patidar community. The community follow their own folk (Traditional) religion. Their customs are similar to other tribal communities of the region such as the Patanwadia.[4] They are classified as a scheduled tribe in 3 states: Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra.[1]
See also
- Bhilala
- Rathodia
References
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^ abcd "A-11 Individual Scheduled Tribe Primary Census Abstract Data and its Appendix". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
^ Rathwa at Ethnologue (19th ed., 2016)
^ ab People of India Gujarat Volume XXI Part Three edited by R.B Lal, P.B.S.V Padmanabham, G Krishnan & M Azeez Mohideen pages 1185-1189
^ Afe Adogame; Magnus Echtler; Oliver Freiberger (17 July 2013). Alternative Voices: A Plurality Approach for Religious Studies. Essays in Honor of Ulrich Berner. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 35–. ISBN 978-3-525-54017-6.
^ http://trti.gujarat.gov.in/rathwa
^ Tara Patel (1 January 1985). Social Contexts of Tribal Education. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 193–. GGKEY:T8FDPR7WUYY.
^ Agrawal, S. P.; Aggarwal, J. C. (1991-01-01). Educational and Social Uplift of Backward Classes: At what Cost and How? : Mandal Commission and After. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788170223399.
^ "Being Tribal". books.google.co.in.
