Kashyap (caste)
| Language(s) | Hindi English |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Chandigarh Punjab Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu Kashmir ladakh |
| Other names | |
| Short form(s) | Mehra, Mehra Rajput |
| Related names | Kashyap mehra, Mehra , Mehra Rajput , Rajput Koshyal Kanshilya |
| Popularity | see popular names |
The Kashyap Rajput or Kashyap are a caste in India. They are sometimes called the Koshyal or Kanshilya.[1]
History
Kashyap is originally one of the eight primary
British India to lobby the census authorities to record the caste as Kashyap Rajput rather than by any other name.[3]
Kashyap communities
There were proposals in 2013 that some or all of the communities related to Kashyap in the state should be reclassified as
Other Backwards Class category.[4] Whether or not this would happen was a significant issue in the campaign for the 2014 Indian general election.[5]
They are among 17 OBC communities that were again proposed for Scheduled Caste status by the
votebank politics, has been stayed by the courts; the prior attempt had been rejected by the Government of India.[6][7]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Singh (2012), p. 200
- ^ Singh (2012), p. 199
- ^ Maheshwari (1996), pp. 109–110
- ^ Shah (2013)
- ^ Srivastava (2014)
- ^ "Setback for Akhilesh government as High Court stays their order to include 17 sub-castes in the SC category". The Financial Express. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "UP govt to include 17 other backward castes in SC list". Hindustan Times. PTI. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
Bibliography
- Maheshwari, Shriram (1996), The Census Administration Under the Raj and After, Concept Publishing Company, ISBN 9788170225850
- Shah, Pankaj (6 April 2013), "Political parties eye Lok Sabha polls, bank on boatmen to claim pole position", The Times of India, retrieved 14 April 2014
- Singh, David Emmanuel (2012), Islamization in Modern South Asia: Deobandi Reform and the Gujjar Response, Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 978-1-61451-246-2
- Srivastava, Piyush (25 February 2014), "BJP castes a wider UP net, uses Modi's background to attract OBC votes while seeking blessings by feeding Brahmins", India Today, retrieved 14 April 2014