The Ahars are a Hindu caste in India. The term "Ahar" was historically associated with the Yadav caste, along with the term "Ahir". The group labelled Ahar were generally found in a few west-central districts of India, but in the 1931 census of India appeared in large numbers recorded in the north-central districts, though not in any of the districts between the former and latter.[1] They claim to be descended from Yadu Race.[2]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| India | |
| Languages | |
| • Hindi • Braj Bhasha | |
| Religion | |
| • Hinduism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| • Ahir• Yaduvanshi Ahirs |
Ahar, also called Ahir or Yadav is a peasant or agricultural caste of North India.[3][4][5] Lord Krishna himself belonged to the tribe of the Yadavas, or descendants of Yadu.[6]
References
edit- ^ Burger, Angela S. (1969). Opposition in a Dominant-Party System. University of California Press. p. 26. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Garg, Gangaram (1992). Encyclopaedia of the Hindu World, Volume 1. Concept Publishing Company. p. 239. ISBN 9788170223740. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Oliver; Vicziany, Marika (1998). The untouchables : subordination, poverty and the state in modern India (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. xi. ISBN 9780521556712. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Singh, Mohinder (1947). The Depressed Classes: Their Economic and Social Condition. Hind Kitabs. p. 130. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Jassal, Smita Tewari (2012). Unearthing gender : folksongs of North India. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0822351306. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Singh, H. D. (1996). 543 faces of India: guide to 543 parliamentary constituencies. Newmen Publishers. p. 19. ISBN 9788190066907. Retrieved 10 August 2016.